as in elegance
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style
there's a courtliness to rococo furniture that makes you feel like you should be wearing fine clothes and sipping champagne
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Noun
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This British brand’s collection honors wisdom, elegance, adaptability and intelligence, which are attributed to the snake in the Chinese zodiac.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Erivo’s creation featured an abstract print that embodies casual elegance.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
10 Jan. 2025
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Days 4-5: Yoga and Sound Healing in Agra The colossal majesty of the Taj Mahal is worth a trip in itself.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2024
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People have been tippling there for more than four hundred years, and the wine list has the heft—and the persuasive majesty—of a Gutenberg Bible.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The output often requires refinement, and human judgment remains critical.—
Joel Montvelisky,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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He has mostly been used on the right but can operate on either flank and, while his end product still requires refinement, the less glamorous parts of his job come naturally.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Courtliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtliness. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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