electrovalent bond
— Noun
– English
~ a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
electrum
— Noun
– English
~ an alloy of gold and silver
eleemosynary
— Adjective
– English
~ generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
elegance
— Noun
– English
~ a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
elegance
— Noun
– English
~ a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"
elegant
— Adjective
– English
~ displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"
elegant
— Adjective
– English
~ refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
elegant
— Adjective
– English
~ suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
elegant brodiaea
— Noun
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~ brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
elegant cat's ears
— Noun
– English
~ small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana
elegantly
— Adverb
– English
~ with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner; "the room was elegantly decorated"
elegantly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a gracefully elegant manner; "the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"
elegiac
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy; "an elegiac poem on a friend's death"
elegiac
— Adjective
– English
~ expressing sorrow often for something past; "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"