ADJECTIVE | all | gracious | characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity / generosity of spirit |
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all | gracious, benignant | characterized by kindness / kindness and warm / warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects | |
all | gracious, courteous, nice | exhibiting courtesy and politeness / politeness | |
all | gracious | disposed to bestow favors |
Sounds | grey'shahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity / generosity of spirit. | |
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Narrower | elegant, graceful, refined | Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth |
merciful | (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious | |
See also | friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend |
refined | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel | |
Opposite | ungracious | lacking charm and good taste |
Spanish | gracioso | |
Nouns | grace | elegance and beauty of movement or expression |
graciousness | excellence of manners or social conduct | |
Adverbs | graciously | in a gracious or graceful manner |
Meaning | Characterized by kindness / kindness and warm / warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects. | |
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Synonym | benignant | |
Broader | kind | Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature |
Spanish | benigno | |
Nouns | grace | a disposition to kindness and compassion |
graciousness | the quality of being kind and gentle |
Meaning | Exhibiting courtesy and politeness / politeness. | |
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Synonyms | courteous, nice | |
Broader | polite | showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. |
Spanish | cortés | |
Nouns | grace | a sense of propriety and consideration for others |
graciousness | excellence of manners or social conduct |
Meaning | disposed to bestow favors. | |
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Example | "thanks to the gracious gods" | |
Broader | propitious | Presenting favorable circumstances |
Spanish | amable | |
Catalan | amable | |
Nouns | graciousness | the quality of being kind and gentle |
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