Word definition: 'elegance' • Lucid Lexicon

elegance

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Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of elegance

circa 1500, elegancy "tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement," of speech or prose

from Latin elegantia "taste, propriety, refinement"

elegance noun

elegance of being
not elegance of this or that, but dignified grace of the whole, through and through

dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour
good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc
something elegant; a refinement

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Specific examples and quotes of elegance

"She had a principal elegance about her, a smoothness of motion, accentuated by the nonchalantly flowing fabrics around her high and slender stature. In a way, she was both, lightning and a lightning rod, depending on the occasion. She was a receiver, transmitter, and scanner. Seeing the world through Stella’s eyes would be unlike any customary perception. She wielded a tremendous range, which augmented the vastness of her presence. This was, even by strangers, easily perceivable from without."

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
by Sabina Nore

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WEIRD GENIUS
The Story of Your Ankh