Gracious

//ˈɡɹeɪʃəs// adj, intj

adj, intj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    kind and warmly courteous
  2. 2
    tactful
  3. 3
    compassionate
  4. 4
    indulgent
  5. 5
    benignant
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  1. 6
    full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)

    "The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges."

  2. 7
    magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.

    "The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise."

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to bestow favors wordnet
  2. 2
    exhibiting courtesy and politeness wordnet
  3. 3
    characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit wordnet
  4. 4
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.

Synonyms

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benignantcourteousgracefulsuaveaccommodatingaffable

Example

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"It was gracious of you to accept."

Etymology

From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.

Related phrases

good graciousgoodness graciousgoodness gracious megracious meoh my goodness gracious

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