English → Latin
“elegantly” in Latin
lavōto wash, bathe; to wet, moistenconcinnusneat, elegant, clever; pretty, pleasingbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable, charmingēlegānsfine, elegant, handsome; tasteful; fastidious, criticalnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome, beautiful, good-looking; healthy-looking, well conditionedcommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlysaltōto dance, jump; to portray or represent in a dance, pantomimelegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
elegantly
laute: concinne: belle: eleganter: nitide [SYN. in ELEGANT]: commode (sufficiently well, with propriety; e.g., saltare, legere): comte (e.g. dicere). To write elegantly, eleganter scribere: elegantly dressed, concinne et lepide vestitus (Plaut.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for elegantly?
- The usual Latin words for “elegantly” are lavō, concinnus, bellus; also ēlegāns, nitidus, commodus. 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.