elegance

élégance

Beauté et bon goût dans l’apparence, les mouvements ou le comportement d’une personne.

En anglais simple : Beauty and good style in the way someone looks, moves, or behaves.

• She moves with elegance.
• The hotel is known for its elegance.
• His quiet manners added to his natural elegance.

Synonymes : grace, refinement, style

Contraires : inelegance

Expressions courantes : natural elegance, timeless elegance, elegance and grace

élégance, sobriété

Beauté d’un style fait de formes ou de détails simples, sans décoration superflue.

En anglais simple : An attractive style that uses simple shapes or details without unnecessary decoration.

• The dress has a simple elegance.
• We admired the quiet elegance of the room.
• Clean lines give this furniture an understated elegance.

Synonymes : refinement, simplicity

Expressions courantes : simple elegance, understated elegance, quiet elegance

élégance

Beauté d’une idée ou d’une solution simple, claire et précise.

En anglais simple : The beauty of an idea or solution that is simple, clear, and exact.

• The solution has great elegance.
• We admired the elegance of her proof.
• This algorithm combines speed with surprising elegance.

Synonymes : elegant simplicity

Expressions courantes : mathematical elegance, elegance of something, conceptual elegance