Elegancy and Grotesquerie

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Elegancy noun - Dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style.

Usage example: there's a certain elegancy about this hotel that other places in Las Vegas don't have

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Grotesquerie is an antonym for elegancy.

Nearby Words: elegant, elegance, elegantly

Grotesquerie noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.

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Elegancy is an antonym for grotesquerie.

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