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Graceful vs Elegant - What's the difference?

graceful | elegant |

Elegant is a synonym of graceful.



As adjectives the difference between graceful and elegant

is that graceful is having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion while elegant is characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

graceful

English

Alternative forms

* gracefull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […]  The bed was the most extravagant piece.  Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}}

    Antonyms

    * graceless * clumsy

    Derived terms

    * gracefulness

    elegant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
  • Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
  • an elegant solution

    Synonyms

    * classy * graceful

    Derived terms

    * elegance