Meaning
elegant
In a sentence
Stasera sei molto elegante con quella giacca.
Tonight you look very elegant in that jacket.
Per la cena, devo vestirmi in modo elegante?
For dinner, do I need to dress elegantly?
Ieri non ero elegante, avevo solo jeans.
Yesterday I wasn't elegant, I was only wearing jeans.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| elegante | masculine · singular |
| elegante | feminine · singular |
| eleganti | masculine · plural |
| eleganti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use elegante for people, clothes, rooms, or writing style. For beauty alone, bello is broader and more common.
- It agrees in gender and number: elegante, eleganti. Don’t add separate masculine/feminine singular endings.
- Vestito elegante means formal or smartly dressed; it doesn’t always imply expensive or flashy.