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elegancy

elegancy noun: a mock title. Also the alternative form of elegance.

Noun

elegancy (countable and uncountable, plural elegancies)

  1. (humorous) A mock title.
    • "Your Elegancy ..." ().

Also used as

elegancy is also the alternative form of elegance.

Forms of elegancy

pluralelegancies

Origin of elegancy

From elegance + -y or elegant + -cy.

Words formed from elegancy

Questions about elegancy

What does elegancy mean?
Elegancy means a mock title.
What part of speech is elegancy?
Elegancy is a noun.
What is the plural of elegancy?
The plural of elegancy is elegancies.

Words near elegancy in the dictionary

  1. Elefsina
  2. elegaic
  3. elegance
  4. elegances
  5. elegancies
  6. elegancy
  7. elegant
  8. elegant crested tinamou
  9. elegant crested tinamous
  10. elegant parrot
  11. elegant parrots

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