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graceful

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grace·ful  (grsfl)
adj.
Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" (Alisa Valdes).

graceful·ly adv.
graceful·ness n.

graceful
Adjective
having beauty of movement, style, or form
gracefully adv
gracefulness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
2.graceful - suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

graceful
Translations
graceful [ˈgreɪsful] adjelegante
graceful [ˈgreɪsful] grace adjgracieux/euse, élégant(e)
graceful [ˈgreɪsful] grace adjanmutig;
(style, shape) → gefällig;
(refusal, behaviour) → charmant
graceful [ˈgreɪsful] adjelegante, aggraziato/a


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leisure, at twelve o'clock in the day, are the graceful and odoriferous result of the largest oil-mill and the most extensive wharf in St.
He peered forward over his desk at the tall graceful figure whose entrance had been so noiseless, and whose footsteps had been so light that she stood almost within a few feet of him before he was even aware of her presence.
Miss Josephine Sleary, as some very long and very narrow strips of printed bill announced, was then inaugurating the entertainments with her graceful equestrian Tyrolean flower-act.
 
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