elegance vs breeding

breeding vs elegance

elegance and breeding both are nouns.

elegance is not an adjective while breeding is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elegance	Yes	No	No	No
breeding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, breeding is a hyponym of elegance; that is, breeding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elegance:

elegance: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
breeding: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Other hyponyms of elegance include dash, elan, flair, panache, style, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, courtliness, tastefulness, genteelness, gentility, chic, chichi, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendor, splendour, eclat, pomp, class.

elegance (noun)	breeding (noun)
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)	helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
	the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
	elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

elegance (adjective)	breeding (adjective)
	producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

Difference between elegance and breeding

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