elegant Copy link Outline 1. ēlĕgans, ntis (marked by good taste2. mundus (strictly neat3. vĕnustus4. urbānus5. concinnus (harmoniously arranged)6. comptus (orig. of hair that has been dressed7. nĭtĭdus (spruce, neat, well-conditioned)8. lautus (usu. implying magnificence as well as elegance) • elegant: 1. ēlĕgans, ntis (marked by good taste: also used in bad sense, v. fastidious): an e. speaker, e. in dicendo, Cic. Br. 68, 239: a most e. poet, poeta elegantissimus, Nep. Att. 12, 4: v. refined. 2. mundus (strictly neat: hence, elegantly dressed or tricked out; also, by anal., of language): dress more e. than was proper (of a vestal), mundior justo cultus, Liv. 8, 15: the e. Menander, m. Menander, Prop. Join: mundi, venusti, limati, of verses, Gell. 3. vĕnustus: v. graceful, beautiful. 4. urbānus: v. refined. 5. concinnus (harmoniously arranged): e. and graceful language, sententiae c. et venustae, Cic. Br. 95, 325. Join: concinnus et elegans, Cic. 6. comptus (orig. of hair that has been dressed: hence fig., of speech, etc.): e. and gentle eloquence, c. et mitis oratio, Cic. Sen. 9, 28: more e. language, comptior oratio, Tac. Join: comptus et nitidus (in dicendo). Quint. 7. nĭtĭdus (spruce, neat, well-conditioned): e. (fellows) with well-combed locks, pexo capillo nitidi, Cic. (cf. supr. 6). 8. lautus (usu. implying magnificence as well as elegance): v. sumptuous.