Latin

Noun

ēlegantia f ‎(genitive ēlegantiae); first declension

1. elegance, taste, propriety, refinement, grace

Inflection

First declension.

Adjective

ēlegāntia

1. nominative neuter plural of ēlegāns
2. accusative neuter plural of ēlegāns
3. vocative neuter plural of ēlegāns

References

• elegantia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• elegantia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “elegantia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) logical minuteness, precision: disserendi elegantia
    
  • (ambiguous) he possesses sound judgment in matters of taste: elegantia in illo est
    
  • (ambiguous) tasteful description: elegantia orationis
    
• elegantia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016