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Gracility

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grac·ile  (grsl, -l)
adj.
1. Gracefully slender.
2. Graceful.

[Latin gracilis.]

gra·cili·ty (gr-sl-t) n.
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Noun1.gracility - elegance and beauty of movement or expression; "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"
gracefulness - beautiful carriage


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The concept of gracility had taken over, causing young women to seek after the slender figure of a tubercular, anemic, chlorositic waif.
 
 
 
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