- elegancy
- noun (plural -cies) Date: 15th century elegance
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
elegancy
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Elegancy — Elegance El e*gance, Elegancy El e*gan*cy, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, antis, elegant: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elegancy — noun A mock title. Your Elegancy ... (Robert Southey) … Wiktionary
elegancy — /el i geuhn see/, n., pl. elegancies. elegance. [1525 35; < L elegantia. See ELEGANT, ANCY] * * * … Universalium
elegancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style: elegance, grace, polish, urbanity. See BEAUTIFUL, STYLE … English dictionary for students
elegancy — n. grandeur, luxury; gracefulness; tastefulness, refined quality … English contemporary dictionary
elegancy — el·e·gan·cy … English syllables
elegancy — el•e•gan•cy [[t]ˈɛl ɪ gən si[/t]] n. pl. cies elegance • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
elegancy — /ˈɛləgənsi/ (say eluhguhnsee), /ˈɛlɪ / (say eli ) noun (plural elegancies) → elegance …
elegancy — nsē, si noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English elegancie, from Latin elegantia : elegance usually used in plural Lord Chesterfield … that arbiter of elegancies P.E.More elegancies such as silk, porcelain, fans, and screens Victor Purcell … Useful english dictionary
Elegance — El e*gance, Elegancy El e*gan*cy, n. [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, antis, elegant: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]gance.] 1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
