adjective
elegant, stylish
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Elegant: adjective meaning 'elegant' or 'stylish' in appearance or manner. It is gradable (comparative eleganter, superlative am elegantesten) and commonly describes clothes, behavior or design. No irregular forms; standard adjective endings apply depending on gender, number and case in German.
Examples
Das Innendesign des Restaurants ist modern und elegant.
The restaurant's interior design is modern and stylish.
Der Designer entwarf ein elegantes Kleid, das viele Gäste bewunderten, obwohl das Wetter kalt war.
The designer designed an elegant dress that many guests admired, although the weather was cold.
Sie trug ein sehr elegantes Kleid zur Gala.
She wore a very elegant dress to the gala.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a sleek black dress and high heels on a red carpet to evoke 'elegant'.
Same as English 'elegant' — pronounce similarly to remember meaning.
Notes
Elegante can be used attributively (ein elegantes Auto) or predicatively (das Auto ist elegant).