Simplicity is more expensive than elegance. Which is elegant or simple?

As the title asks, which is grammatically correct? How does simplicity combine elegance and simplicity? Why is simplicity elegant? Should I be satisfied that both are correct and should I be happy with them or misgivings?

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Asked on November 23, 2021 in Grammar.
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What are the two definitions of elegant / elegance, “pleasingly ingenious and simple” (which I don’t understand)?

To say that the noun is noun means they are equivalent.
To say “the noun is adjective” is to describe the noun: a lot less specific and absolute.

On the surface, a hill is considered a mountain; it is not. In terms of characteristics, the hill is not mountainous.

So, I suggest you use “simplicity is elegant” in your marketing. Is the sentence less factually incorrect?

Is the first definition of elegant or elegance in English? Those concept are far too vague and subjective for the sentence to be considered wrong. Nevertheless, the more vague describing with adjective than equating to noun might still be preferable here too for the same reason.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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What are the two definitions of elegant / elegance, “pleasingly ingenious and simple” (which I don’t understand)?

To say that the noun is noun means they are equivalent.
To say “the noun is adjective” is to describe the noun: a lot less specific and absolute.

On the surface, a hill is considered a mountain; it is not. In terms of characteristics, the hill is not mountainous.

So, I suggest you use “simplicity is elegant” in your marketing. Is the sentence less factually incorrect?

Is the first definition of elegant or elegance in English? Those concept are far too vague and subjective for the sentence to be considered wrong. Nevertheless, the more vague describing with adjective than equating to noun might still be preferable here too for the same reason.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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  1. Simplicity is elegance.
  2. Simple is elegant. I must say simple is elegant.

An example of what is known as the EQUATIVE or SPECIFYING use of the verb BE,. and will here be considered as true. This sentence is an example of what is supposed to be. What is this particular entity and how it relates to another type of entity would be. Bob is a man.

  • How do they describe that?

Do the equative use of BE indicate that the entity Bob is also an example of a man. My father said I have a mental belief…

The second sentence illustrates the use of Academic Be. If “be” is followed with an adjective, the adjective usually tells us about some quality of the entity: Bob is tall.

The adjective tall describes a property of Bob. In the sentence above the adjectival Tall describes a property of Bob.

So in the first sentence simplicity is specified as a type of elegance. In the second word elegant tells us a property of simplicity. They are both grammatically correct, but their meanings are slightly different.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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These words mean different things to different people. “Simplicity is elegant” means that the simple is fashionable. “Simplicity is elegance” means that simple design and stylishness are equivalent.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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These words mean different things to different people. “Simplicity is elegant” means that the simple is fashionable. “Simplicity is elegance” means that simple design and stylishness are equivalent.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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  1. Simplicity is elegance.
  2. Simple is elegant. I must say simple is elegant.

An example of what is known as the EQUATIVE or SPECIFYING use of the verb BE,. and will here be considered as true. This sentence is an example of what is supposed to be. What is this particular entity and how it relates to another type of entity would be. Bob is a man.

  • How do they describe that?

Do the equative use of BE indicate that the entity Bob is also an example of a man. My father said I have a mental belief…

The second sentence illustrates the use of Academic Be. If “be” is followed with an adjective, the adjective usually tells us about some quality of the entity: Bob is tall.

The adjective tall describes a property of Bob. In the sentence above the adjectival Tall describes a property of Bob.

So in the first sentence simplicity is specified as a type of elegance. In the second word elegant tells us a property of simplicity. They are both grammatically correct, but their meanings are slightly different.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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These words mean different things to different people. “Simplicity is elegant” means that the simple is fashionable. “Simplicity is elegance” means that simple design and stylishness are equivalent.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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