English → Latin
“elegance” in Latin
ēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, criticalurbānitāsAn instance of living in the city; city life.; City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sopnītorto bear or rest upon something, lean on; to be supported by; to rely on; to trust; to be based on; to press forward, advconcinnitāsAn elegant or skillful joining of several things; beauty of style.
The English word elegance itself goes back to Latin ēligō, through ēlegantia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
elegance
elegantia (fine taste in what is exterior; in composition, etc.): urbanitas (in manners): cultus amoenior (in dress): nitor (neatness, polish in style): concinnitas (with reference to symmetry, apt arrangement, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for elegance?
- The usual Latin words for “elegance” are ēlegāns, urbānitās, nītor; also concinnitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.