優雅|ゆうがyuuga[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. na-adjective, nounelegant; graceful; refined
   エステサロンで優雅ゆうがな至福しふくのひとときを過すごしてみませんか？↗

   How about spending an elegant and blissful time at a beauty salon?
2. na-adjective, nounleisurely; comfortable; easy; carefree

• Synonym優美ゆうびNeutralGraceful beauty of posture, lines and movement — dance, architecture; 「優雅」 also covers a leisurely, unhurried life.
• Synonym瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenWritten; smart, chic, uncluttered refinement; often for buildings and clothing, also for people.
• SynonymエレガントNeutralLoanword for chic, tasteful elegance; common in fashion and for women's style. 「優雅」 also covers a leisurely life.
• SynonymエレガンスNeutralLoanword noun for elegance, seen mostly in fashion advertising; everyday speech says 「優雅さ」.
• SynonymしとやかNeutralDemure, ladylike poise and quiet gentleness; used almost only of women.
• Synonym上品じょうひんNeutralTasteful and free of vulgarity; the most common everyday word. 「優雅」 stresses ease and unhurried poise.
• Synonym優艶ゆうえんWrittenWritten word for tender, alluring grace and beauty; mostly describes women, and is rare even in prose.
• Synonym雅びたみやびたWrittenWritten; the adjectival form of the verb 「雅びる」, for elegance with a courtly flavor.
• Synonym典雅てんがWrittenWritten word for dignified, classical elegance; often describes prose, buildings and music.
• Synonym風雅ふうがWrittenElegance of cultured, literary pursuits — poetry and refined pastimes; 「優雅」 is about bearing and daily life.
• Synonym都雅とがWrittenPolished, urbane elegance; a rare literary word.
• Synonym閑雅かんがWrittenQuiet, unhurried elegance; rare in writing; often describes surroundings and deportment.
• Synonym格調高雅かくちょうこうがWrittenSet phrase for lofty, dignified elegance; mostly describes prose and works of art.
• Synonym高雅こうがWrittenWritten word for lofty elegance; stresses refined taste more strongly than 「優雅」.
• Synonym文雅ぶんがWrittenElegance with literary cultivation; a rare written word.
• Related流麗りゅうれいWrittenWritten word for flowing beauty in prose, music and lines; stresses smoothness.
• RelatedしなやかNeutralSupple, flexible grace, as in 「しなやかな動き」; stresses softness and elasticity.
• Related風流ふうりゅうNeutralRefined tastes and pleasures — moon viewing, composing verse; about aesthetic delight, not bearing.
• Related心憎いこころにくいNeutralAdmirably thorough and ingenious, as in 「心憎い演出」; stresses cleverness rather than grace.
• Related雅馴がじゅんWrittenWritten word for refined, polished prose and diction.
• Related雅やかみやびやかWrittenNative word for courtly, gorgeous elegance, as in 「雅やかな衣装」; carries a classical Japanese flavor.
• Related奥ゆかしいおくゆかしいNeutralModest, reserved refinement with real cultivation that wins admiration; stresses inner restraint.
• RelatedゆかしいWrittenArchaic written word: elegantly admirable, or evoking fond nostalgia.
• Related端麗たんれいWrittenNeat, handsome looks, as in 「容姿端麗」; about appearance rather than bearing.
• Related麗しいうるわしいWrittenWritten word: lovely and beautiful, also touching, as in 「麗しい友情」 for warm bonds.
• Related雅みやびWrittenCourtly elegance; a term of classical Japanese aesthetics with an antique flavor.
• Antonym粗野そやNeutralRough, unrefined speech and behavior; the direct opposite of 「優雅」.
• Antonym下品げひんNeutralVulgar and tasteless; the most common antonym, opposed to both 「優雅」 and 「上品」.
• Antonym野卑やひWrittenWritten word for vulgar, coarse conduct; the opposite of 「優雅」.

Use 「優雅」 for poised, graceful bearing and a leisurely, unhurried life. For everyday 'tasteful, not vulgar', 「上品」 is the most common choice; in fashion contexts say 「エレガント」, and 「淑やか」 for a woman's demure poise. The main antonyms are 「下品」 and 「粗野」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 行動こうどうに節度せつどがあり上品じょうひんなこと。
2. 俗事ぞくじを離はなれゆとりがあること。