elegant

Etymology

From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.

adj

1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
   You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 27 October 2015, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, page 192
2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
   an elegant solution
3. (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.
   'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over. 'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.' 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard