elegances
Marks of sophistication
Elegances is the plural of elegance, referring to instances or qualities of refined grace and sophistication.
The word often appears when discussing multiple aspects of tasteful beauty: the small elegances of her prose, the elegances of 18th-century architecture.
It can also mean elegant features or refinements: a life stripped of its former elegances.
Cultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- refinementElegance of manner
- cultivationFostering growth through care
tastefulness · finesse · classiness · stylishness · distinction · poise · breeding · courtliness
Persuasive verbal grace
- felicityIntense joy or aptness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- clarityState of being understandable
- concisionVerbal economy, pared down
aptness · simplicity · economy · lucidity · purity · neatness · deftness · symmetry
Aesthetic excellence
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- flourishTo grow vigorously
decoration · luxuries · finery · trappings · appointments · accoutrements · amenities · niceties
Adorns or dignifies
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
- civilitiesFormal polite behaviors
- proprietiesAccepted standards of behavior
- formalitiesConventional procedural requirements
etiquette · manners · politesse · ceremonies · rituals · observances · protocols · pleasantries
sophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- refinementElegance of manner
cultivation · tastefulness · finesse · classiness · stylishness · distinction · poise · breeding · courtliness · gentility
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
concision · aptness · simplicity · economy · lucidity · purity · neatness · deftness · symmetry · harmony
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
flourish · decoration · luxuries · finery · trappings · appointments · accoutrements · amenities · niceties · touches
graces
Adorns or dignifies
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
- civilitiesFormal polite behaviors
- proprietiesAccepted standards of behavior
formalities · etiquette · manners · politesse · ceremonies · rituals · observances · protocols · pleasantries · gallantries
elegancescrudities
Uncooked veggies; coarseness
vulgarities · gaucheries · gracelessness · crudeness · clumsiness
elegancesausterities
Severe self-imposed restrictions
simplicities · bareness · severities · spareness · plainness
- timeless eleganceStyle unaffected by eras
- understated eleganceSophisticated style without excess
- classical eleganceTraditional aesthetic sophistication
- French eleganceSophisticated Continental aesthetic
- rustic eleganceRefined charm with pastoral simplicity
- sartorial eleganceRefined taste in dress