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Elegant vs Understated - What's the difference?

elegant | understated |

As adjectives the difference between elegant and understated

is that elegant is characterised by or exhibiting elegance while understated is restrained and unpretentious.

As a verb understated is

(understate).

elegant

English

(wikipedia 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

    understated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Restrained and unpretentious.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (understate)