graciosity

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English graciousete, partly from Middle French gracieuseté, partly modelled on Latin grātiōsitās, and probably also partly equivalent to gracious +‎ -osity.[1]

Noun

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graciosity (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) graciousness, usually in a bad sense, as implying duplicity

References

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  1. ^ “graciosity, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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