Reverse Dictionary: ELEGANCE

ADJECTIVES
► BELLISAND elegant; of imposing appearance → Bk1911 Sc.
► BRIEF nice, elegant → 1893 African-American
► BUTTERED well-turned-out, elegant → 1940 African-American sl.
► CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful → 1890 Amer. dial.
► CHI-CHI elegant → Bk2006 US sl.
► DAP elegant, stylish, or well-dressed → 2000 African-American sl.
► DIPPED elegant, stylish, well-dressed → 2004 African-American sl.
► DOSSY elegant, stylish, smart, spiffy → M19 sl.
► EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS splendid, very fine, elegant → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► FACETE elegant, graceful, polished → a1635 obs.
► FANCY-ASS very fancy or elegant → 1999 African-American sl.
► FEAT neat in form or appearance, pretty, elegant → a1471 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
► FEATISH elegant, neat → 1530 obs.
► FEATOUS of things: skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, elegant, handsome, becoming; often said of dress → c1386 obs.
► FINE-AIRED elegant in manner → 1970 Amer. dial.
► FLOSSY classy, elegant, ritzy → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► GEARED UP elegant, stylish, well-dressed → 2009 African-American sl.
► HIGH-TONED pretentiously elegant → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JAUNTY of things: elegant, stylish, smart → 1678 obs.
► JIMP neat in attire, tidy; spruce; slender, elegant → Bk1875 Eng. dial.
► KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful → 1981 Amer. dial.
► KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful → 1967 Amer. dial.
► KNOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► LEGGIADROUS graceful, elegant → 1648 obs.
► LEPID charming, elegant → 1619
► LIGHTSOME light, graceful, elegant → 1578
► NET of persons: trim, smart, or elegant, esp. in dress → a1300 obs.
► NOBBY ► KNOBBY extremely smart or elegant, aristocratic → 1788 sl.
► PIMPED OUT elegant, stylish, well-dressed → 2004 African-American sl.
► PISS-ELEGANT. quite elegant, pretentious → M20 US sl.
► QUAINT of dress: fine, fashionable, elegant → ?a1366 obs.
► SADDITY ► SEDDITY ► SIDDITY ► SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated → 1960 African-American sl.
► SMART fashionable, elegant, sophisticated; associated with fashionable or high society → 1719
► SMICKER beautiful, elegant, fair, handsome → c725 obs.
► SMICK-SMACK elegant, first-rate → 1802
► SNAZZY elegant; stylish; smart and fashionable; clever and desirable → 1932 Amer. sl.
► SNITZY elegant, smart → 20C US sl.
► SNORKY well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date
► SPLASH elegant, fashionable, distinguished → M19 sl.
► SUPERFLY elegant, stylish, well-dressed → 1998 African-American sl.
► SWANK elegant; stylish → 1913 US sl.
► SWANKY elegant, stylish, or ostentatious→ 1835
► SWELL elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality → 1897 orig. & chiefly US
► SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► SWELLEGANT swell, elegant → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► SWELLELLEGOUS beautiful, elegant, splendid → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► SWELLISH elegant, stylish, first-rate → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► SWIMMY graceful, elegant → 1827 obs.
► SWISH smart, elegant, fashionable → 1879 colloq.
► TALL comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine → c1450 obs.
► TONEY ► TONY stylish; very elegant → 1877 US sl.
► VENUST handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance → 1513 obs.

ADVERBS
► FEATLY fitly, properly, suitably, aptly; neatly, elegantly → a1300 arch.
► FEATOUSLY of attire or ornamentation: beautifully, handsomely, elegantly → a1300 obs.
► HANDSOMELY with becoming or elegant action; in good style, neatly, elegantly → 1582
► SMICKLY elegantly, finely → 1639 obs.
► TALLY in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely → c1350 obs.

NOUNS
► BOTTLE AND GLASS quality, elegant behaviour → 1959 UK rhyming sl. for ‘class’
► ELEGANCY elegance → 1552
► FASHIONABLENESS elegance, attractiveness → 1640 obs.
► FEATLINESS gracefulness, elegance → 1843 arch.
► FEATNESS elegance, shapeliness, spruceness, trimness → 1576
► FLASHERY inferior or vulgar elegance, dash, distinction, display → Bk1893 sl.
► GALLANTRY a elegant practice or habit → 1633 obs.
► GARB ► GARBE grace, elegance, stylishness of manners or appearance → 1591 obs.
► POLITENESS intellectual refinement; polish, elegance, good taste → 1627 obs.
► POLITURE elegance; refinement; polish of style or manners → 1593
► QUAINTISE fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress → ?1300 obs.
► SNAZZ elegance; smartness → 1930s Amer. sl.
► SWANK elegance, style → 1920 US sl.
► VAGISNESS handsomeness; elegance → 1604 obs.
► VENUSTY elegance of form; beauty → 1559 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► DANDY an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person → 1881 Sc.
► DEBBIES’ DELIGHT ► DEBS’ DELIGHT an elegant and attractive young man in high society → 1934 Brit. sl., mainly derogatory
► FANCY DAN an elegant, conceited man → 1943 US sl.

VERBS
► ELEGANTIZE to make elegant → 1798
► KEMB to trim; to make smooth or elegant → c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SNAZZ UP to make something smarter and more elegant; to enhance → 1970s Amer. sl.