elegancy
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| —n , pl -gances, -gancies | |
| 1. | dignified grace in appearance, movement, or behaviour |
| 2. | good taste in design, style, arrangement, etc |
| 3. | something elegant; a refinement |
| elegancy or elegancy | |
| —n | |
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Elegancy
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
The elegancy, facility, and golden cadence of poesy.
But he loves it for its elegancy, not for its austerity.
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