ELEGANCY
Etymology
Noun
elegancy (countable and uncountable, plural elegancies)
Alternative form of elegance
(humorous) A mock title.
"Your Elegancy ..." (Robert Southey).
Source: Wiktionary
El"e*gance, El"e*gan*cy, n. Etym: [L. elegantia, fr. elegans, -antis,
elegant: cf. F. élégance.]
1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from
choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or
impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish;
refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture,
etc.
That grace that elegance affords. Drayton.
The endearing elegance of female friendship. Johnson.
A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the masculine character
after childhood or early youth, was shown in the General's fondness
for the sight and fragrance of flowers. Hawthorne.
2. That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly
attractive.
The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer elegancies of
art. Spectator.
Syn.
– Elegance, Grace. Elegance implies something of a select style of
beauty, which is usually produced by art, skill, or training; as,
elegance of manners, composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant
furniture; an elegant house, etc. Grace, as the word is here used,
refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of beauty. It may be
a natural gift; thus, the manners of a peasant girl may be graceful,
but can hardly be called elegant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition