| 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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| Examples |
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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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