Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Showing sophisticated elegance; fashionable.
- adjective Well-groomed; polished.
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- adjective
Fashionable andelegant ,well-groomed .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Old French, past participle of soigner, to take care of, of Germanic origin.]
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From French soigné, from soigner.
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whichbe commented on the word soigné
adj. - 'carefully done'; well- groomed.
May 16, 2008
케발컨 commented on the word soigné
It also means 'showing sophisticated elegance;fashionable'. It is is pronounced (swan-YA)
August 1, 2008
dinkum commented on the word soigné
WORD: soigné
DEFINITION: fashionable and elegant.
EXAMPLE: ' I had a paper tube in my mouth. It was stuffed with leaves. I set it on fire. It was a soigné thing to do . . .
' And I got out of the car to stretch my legs, which was another soigné thing to do. '
--- 1973. KURT VONNEGUT. Breakfast of Champions, or, Goodbye Blue Monday. Epilogue (Page 284).
January 23, 2014