élégant
French, adjective/e.le.ɡɑ̃/
élégant is spelled É-L-É-G-A-N-T (7 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Élégant is a French adjective meaning “elegant (exhibiting elegance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de l’élégance”.
What does élégant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
elegant (exhibiting elegance)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de l’élégance. 2. Qualifie une solution simple et satisfaisante.
noun: 1. Celui qui affecte l’élégance dans sa toilette et dans ses manières.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of élégant
- élégante feminine
- élégants masculine plural
- élégantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce élégant?
- /e.le.ɡɑ̃/
- \e.le.ɡɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to élégant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is élégant in French?
élégant appears 5.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).