different between elegant vs blooming
elegant
English
Etymology
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l.?.??nt/
Adjective
elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant)
- Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
- Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
- an elegant solution
- (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.
Synonyms
- (exhibiting elegance): classy, graceful
Antonyms
- clumsy
- haphazard
- inelegant
Derived terms
- elegance
Related terms
- elect
- eligible
- elite
Translations
Anagrams
- angelet
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
elegant (masculine and feminine plural elegants)
- elegant
- Antonym: inelegant
Derived terms
- elegantment
Related terms
- elegància
- inelegant
Further reading
- “elegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elegant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “elegant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elegant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /el??ant/, [el????an?d?]
Adjective
elegant
- elegant, smart
- elegant, neat
- (adverbial) elegantly, smartly, neatly
Inflection
Derived terms
- uelegant
References
- “elegant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?l????nt/
- Hyphenation: ele?gant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative elegantst)
- elegant
Inflection
Synonyms
- sierlijk
- gracieus
Antonyms
- lomp
- plomp
Derived terms
- elegantie
Anagrams
- gelaten
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ele??ant/, /el???ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative am elegantesten)
- elegant
Declension
Further reading
- “elegant” in Duden online
Middle French
Adjective
elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes)
- elegant
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Adjective
elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)
- elegant
Related terms
- eleganse
References
- “elegant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Adjective
elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)
- elegant
Related terms
- eleganse
References
- “elegant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French élégant, from Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?.?ant/
Noun
elegant m pers (diminutive elegancik, feminine elegantka)
- elegant man
Declension
Further reading
- elegant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- elegant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French élégant, from Latin elegans.
Adjective
elegant m or n (feminine singular elegant?, masculine plural elegan?i, feminine and neuter plural elegante)
- tasteful
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l???ant/
Adjective
elegant (comparative elegantare, superlative elegantast)
- elegant
Declension
See also
- elegans c (noun)
References
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- legaten
elegant From the web:
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blooming
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?blu?.m??/; sense 3 also IPA(key): /?bl?.m??/
Verb
blooming
- present participle of bloom
Adjective
blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming)
- Opening in blossoms; flowering.
- Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
- (Britain, dated) bloody; bleeding; extremely.
Synonyms
- (opening in blossoms): blossoming, flowering, in bloom, in blossom, in flower
- (thriving in health, beauty and vigor/vigour): blossoming, flourishing, thriving
- (euphemism for "bloody"): bally (British), blasted, blinking, bloomin'
Translations
Adverb
blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming)
- (Britain, euphemistic, often followed by well) Bloody; bleeding; extremely.
Noun
blooming (countable and uncountable, plural bloomings)
- The act by which something blooms.
- (metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
- (photography) A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.
Related terms
- antiblooming
- bloomery – forge
Translations
blooming From the web:
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- what bloomington restaurants are open
- what blooming at bellingrath gardens
- what blooming plants grow in shade
- what's blooming right now
- what's blooming near me
- what's blooming in tucson now
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