gracious

gra·cious  (grshs)

adj.

1. Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy.

2. Characterized by tact and propriety: responded to the insult with gracious humor.

3. Of a merciful or compassionate nature.

4. Condescendingly courteous; indulgent.

5. Characterized by charm or beauty; graceful.

6. Characterized by elegance and good taste: gracious living.

7. Archaic Enjoying favor or grace; acceptable or pleasing.

interj.

Used to express surprise or mild emotion.

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[Middle English, from Old French gracieus, from Latin grtisus, from grtia, good will; see grace.]

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gracious·ly adv.

gracious·ness n.

Synonyms: gracious, cordial, genial¹, sociable
These adjectives mean marked by kindness, sympathy, and unaffected politeness: gracious to visitors; a cordial welcome; a genial guest; enjoyed a sociable chat.

Antonym: ungracious

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gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs]

adj

1. characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy

2. condescendingly courteous, benevolent, or indulgent

3. characterized by or suitable for a life of elegance, ease, and indulgence gracious living gracious furnishings

4. merciful or compassionate

5. Obsolete fortunate, prosperous, or happy

interj

an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in exclamatory phrases such as good gracious!, gracious me!)

graciously  adv

graciousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" ungracious - lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior"
	2.	gracious - characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" benignant kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
	3.	gracious - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" courteous, nice polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
	4.	gracious - disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods" propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

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gracious

adjective

1. courteous, polite, civil, accommodating, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, obliging, amiable, cordial, hospitable, courtly, chivalrous, well-mannered He is always a gracious host.
courteous rude, mean, impolite, unpleasant, cold, unfriendly, surly, gruff, haughty, brusque, ungracious, discourteous

2. compassionate, charitable, benign, indulgent, benevolent, loving, lenient, considerate, merciful, beneficent a sinner saved through God's gracious mercy

3. elegant, fine, grand, beautiful, handsome, fashionable, stylish, luxurious, graceful, tasteful a gracious old country house

Translations

gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= refined, courteous) [person, gesture, smile, letter] → gentil, cortés; [era] → refinado
by (the) gracious consent of > (frm) → por la gracia de
to be gracious enough to do sth → tener la cortesía de hacer algo
he was gracious in defeat/victory → era correcto a la hora de la derrota/del triunfo
he has always been a gracious loser → siempre ha sabido perder con dignidad
by gracious permission of Her Majesty the Queen (frm) → por la gracia de Su Majestad la Reina
to be gracious to sb → ser gentil or cortés con algn

2. (= merciful) [God] → misericordioso

3. (= elegant, comfortable) [place, building] → elegante, refinado
she loved fine clothes and gracious living → le encantaba la ropa elegante y la vida refinada

B. EXCL gracious!; good gracious (me)! → ¡Santo cielo!, ¡Dios mío!
"you know Jack, don't you?" - "good gracious, yes!" → -conoces a Jack, ¿no? -¡por supuesto que sí!
good gracious, what does that matter! → ¡por amor de Dios! ¿qué importancia tiene eso?
see also goodness 5

gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs]

adj

(= kind) → charmant(e), bienveillant(e)

(= polite) → courtois(e)

(= elegant) → plein(e) d'élégance, d'une grande élégance

(= formal) [pardon] → miséricordieux/euse

excl → mon Dieu!
good gracious! → juste ciel!

gracious

adj

(form) person, manner, character (= courteous, kind) → liebenswürdig; (condescendingly) → gnädig; by gracious permission of … → mit der gütigen Erlaubnis (+gen); she was so gracious as to give her blessing → sie war so gnädig or gütig, ihren Segen dazu zu geben; to be gracious to somebody → jdn liebenswürdig behandeln

(= elegant) lifestyle, era → kultiviert, elegant; district → vornehm, elegant; gracious living → ein kultivierter Lebensstil

interj (dated) good or goodness gracious (me)! (expressing surprise or interest) → ach du meine Güte!; (expressing annoyance) → um Gottes willen!; good gracious yes/no → aber natürlich/nein

gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs]

1. adj (hostess, permission) → cortese; (smile) → benevolo/a; (mansion) → di raffinata eleganza; (God) → misericordioso/a
gracious living → vita da gran signore

2. excl (good) gracious! → madonna (mia)!