Elegant has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Truthful speech is not elegant, and elegant speech is not truthful. Good words are not persuasive, and persuasive words are not good. The knowledgeable are not many, and the many are not knowledgeable. | |
| 2. | They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere. | |
| 3. | I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter. | |
| 4. | Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment. | |
| 5. | A very elderly couple is having an elegant dinner to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. | |
| 6. | He fashioned an elegant pot out of clay. | |
| 7. | He has elegant tastes. | |
| 8. | She looks very elegant. | |
| 9. | She has an elegant manner. | |
| 10. | How about spending an elegant and blissful time at a beauty salon? |