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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Kate Middleton incorporated daytime elegance into her royal wardrobe with a look by Edeline Lee on Thursday in London alongside Prince William.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Despite opening in 2015, this hotel has a timeless elegance that feels like a particularly luxurious stop on San Antonio's annual parade of homes tour.—
Diana Oates,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Agnes shielded her eyes and laughed at the obscene majesty of it all.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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There’s a majesty to the way Hughes plays the game.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An oversized button-down and relaxed trousers are the quintessential old money uniform, balancing refinement with an effortless elegance only the perpetually wealthy have mastered.—
Collette Grimes,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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The interior further improves on elements definitive to Aston Martin—an artisanal treatment to the trim and an emphasis on high-touch refinement.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Courtliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtliness. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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