elegant
elegant as an adjective
Meaning
elegant
In Swedish: fin och smakfull
Forms
| Basic form | elegant | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | elegantt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | eleganta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | elegantare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | elegantast | “-est”, “most …” |
elegant as a noun(en elegant)
Meaning
an elegance (person who is (doing something) elegant)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en elegant |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | eleganten |
| Plural, indefinite | eleganter |
| Plural, definite | eleganterna |
elegant is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor elegant, den stora eleganten. Check another noun
Practise elegant
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elegant in a sentence
- en elegant kostyman elegant suit
Questions
What does elegant mean in English?
elegant means “elegant”.
Is it en elegant or ett elegant?
It is en elegant, and “the an elegance” is eleganten.
What is the plural of elegant?
The plural of elegant is eleganter, and the definite plural is eleganterna.
Similar words
Origin
From Latin elegans, via French élégant.
Nearby common words
elegant is number 4,127 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,123förödmjuka humiliate
- 4,124blondin blonde
- 4,125extrem extreme
- 4,126inifrån from within
- 4,128sjunde seventh
- 4,129udda odd, unusual
- 4,130kidnappning kidnapping
- 4,131hammare hammer
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary