gracious
English
Alternative forms
- gratious (obsolete)
Etymology
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From Middle English gracious, borrowed from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gracious (comparative more gracious, superlative most gracious)
- kind and warmly courteous
- tactful
- compassionate
- indulgent, charming and graceful
- elegant and with good taste
- benignant
- full of grace
Derived terms
Translations
kind and warmly courteous
indulgent
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Interjection
gracious
Synonyms
- (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French gracious, from Latin grātiōsus. Equivalent to grace + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gracious (plural and weak singular graciouse, comparative graciouser, superlative graciousest)
- kind, gracious, polite
- forgiving, relenting (used mainly positively)
- godly, Christian, involving the graciousness of God.
- lucky, glad; bestowed with good fortune.
- enjoyable, nice, pleasing.
- good-looking; pleasing to the eye.
- obedient, respectworthy
- (rare) useful, beneficious
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “grāciǒus (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.
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