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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 [ˈgreɪsfʊl]
adj
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc.
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
adjective
1. elegant, easy, flowing, smooth, fine, pleasing, beautiful, agile, symmetrical, gracile (rare) Her movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
elegant ugly, stiff, awkward, clumsy, ponderous, ungainly, gawky, inelegant, ungraceful
2. polite, mannerly, charming, gracious, civil, courteous, well-mannered She was calm and graceful under pressure.
Translations
graceful [ˈgreɪsfʊl] ADJ
1. (= elegant) [person, animal, building] → elegante
2. (= flowing) [movement] → elegante, airoso; [lines] → grácil
3. (= dignified) → digno
he was never a graceful losernunca supo perder con dignidad

graceful [ˈgreɪsfʊl] adj
[person, movement] → gracieux/euse, élégant(e)
(= well-shaped) → élégant(e)
(= polite) → élégant(e)

graceful
adj person, animal, movementanmutig, graziös; appearance, outline, shapeanmutig, elegant; building, bow, manner, way of doing sthelegant

graceful [ˈgreɪsfʊl] adj (gen) → aggraziato/a, pieno/a di grazia; (apology) → garbato/a

graceful لَبِق půvabný yndefuld anmutig χαριτόβρυτος grácil viehättävä gracieux dražestan aggraziato 優美な 우아한 gracieus grasiøs wdzięczny gracioso грациозный graciös อย่างสง่างาม zarif duyên dáng 优美的


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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.
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