Meaning of GRACIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'greyshus
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- [adj] disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
- [adj] exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
- [adj] doing or producing good
- [adj] characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
- [adj] characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king"
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| | Synonyms: | | beneficent, benevolent, benignant, courteous, elegant, good, graceful, kind, merciful, nice, polite, propitious, refined, urbane |
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| | Antonyms: | | ungracious | | |
| | See Also: | | friendly | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gra"cious\, a. [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See
{Grace}.]
1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or
bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent;
merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;
condescending; as, his most gracious majesty.
A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. --Neh.
ix. 17.
So hallowed and so gracious in the time. --Shak.
2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful;
excellent.
Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . .
There was not such a gracious creature born. --Shak.
3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the
divine influence; as, gracious affections.
Syn: Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent;
benignant; merciful.
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