Hyphenation of elegant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elegant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

el-e-gant

Definitions of elegant:

1.	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
2.	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
3.	Displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution An elegant dancer An elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise

Synonyms of elegant:

adj	elegant, dandified, dandyish, foppish, deluxe, de luxe, luxe, luxury, exquisite, recherche, high-class, high-toned, neat, refined, tasteful, ritzy, soigne, soignee, fine, dignified, graceful, refined, sophisticated, tasteful, in good taste
adj	graceful, refined, gracious
adj	graceful
adj	courtly, formal, stately, dignified

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.