serif or San serif fonts. I like to make my point by showing people a photo of a serif font with clean lines and an elaborate, curvy, adorned serif font, and ask "which is more elegant?" They'll usually reply "serif". But my answer is "both equally". I actually prefer the more modern, sleeker, clean lines brand of "elegance".

Italian: classy, elegant, refined, or timeless
German: clean, young, and modern

Lol. Just a whimsical aside.