elegant literary style; refined prose
Refers to a classical, polished writing style, often contrasted with colloquial or plain styles. Used in literary criticism or historical context.
His writing is strongly influenced by the elegant literary style.
The elegant prose of the Heian period differs greatly from modern colloquial language.
Compound of 雅 (elegance, refinement) and 文 (writing, sentence). The term has been used since the Heian period to describe a polished, classical prose style.