Illustration: At a small chamber-music reception in Japan, a woman in a simply cut evening dress carries a delicate cup and saucer through a crowded room. A guest's dropped scarf lies across her path.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

エレガント

ereganto

elegant

Example sentences

  1. なんてエレガントなヨットなんでしょう！

    What an elegant yacht!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 今いまのバイト気きに入いってはいるんだけどね、何なにか不具合ふぐあいがあったときに大声おおごえで上司じょうしを呼よばなきゃならないのがちょっと。エレガントじゃないというかさ。

    I like this job, but I’d prefer not to call my boss over in a loud voice whenever something bad happens. I’m partial to elegance.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この黒くろいコートはエレガントだ。

    This black coat is elegant.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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