late 15th century, "tastefully ornate"
from Latin elegans, elegantis "choice, fine, tasteful"
collateral form of present participle of eligere "select with care, choose"
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |