elegant

B1

elegant, stylish

English meaning
elegant, stylish
Vocabulary package
Size, Fit & Style

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elegant in a sentence

Ich finde dein Kleid sehr elegant.

I think your dress is very elegant.

Comparative and superlative

elegant → eleganter → am elegantesten

Where elegant comes from

Entlehnt aus französisch élégant „fein, zierlich, schick, schmuck, reizvoll“, aus lateinisch elegans „wählerisch, gewählt, geschmackvoll, fein gebildet“, eigentlich lateinisch eligens, Partizip Präsens von lateinisch eligere „auswählen“, au…

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Questions about elegant

What is the comparative of elegant?

elegant → eleganter → am elegantesten.

What does elegant mean in English?

elegant means "elegant, stylish". For example: "Ich finde dein Kleid sehr elegant." — "I think your dress is very elegant."

What level is elegant in German?

elegant is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the size, fit & style vocabulary.

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