# elegance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ · frequency rank #16,699

## Definitions
1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
2. Restraint and grace of style.
3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
4. A refinement or luxury.

## Etymology
From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

## Easily confused with
- **elegant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elegance-vs-elegant)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eelgance`, `eleagnce`, `elegacne`, `elegancce`, `eleganec`, `elegannce`, `elegence`, `eleggance`, `elegnace`, `elgeance`, `ellegance`, `leegance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elegance