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gracious Adjective 1. showing kindness and courtesy 2. characterized by elegance, ease, and indulgence: gracious living interj an expression of mild surprise or wonder graciously adv
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gracious adjective courteous, polite, civil, accommodating, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, obliging, amiable, cordial, hospitable, courtly, chivalrous, well-mannered << OPPOSITE ungracious Translations gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] grace adj (= kind) → charmant(e) → bienveillant(e) (= elegant); plein(e) d'élégance → d'une grande élégance (= formal) [pardon etc] → miséricordieux/euse gracious [ˈgreɪʃəs] grace adj (kind, courteous) → liebenswürdig; (compassionate) → gnädig; (smile) → freundlich; (house, mansion etc) → stilvoll; (living etc) → kultiviert How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Ladies and gentlemen and beasts," he said, "I beg to announce that our Gracious Ruler has permitted me to obey the commands of the great Sorceress, Glinda the Good, whose humble Assistant I am proud to be. 8) Be gracious, Hephaestus, and grant me success and prosperity! Your gracious lady, Whose beauty is a lamp that pales the stars And robs Diana's quiver of her beams Has welcomed me with such sweet courtesies That if it be her pleasure, and your own, I will come often to your simple house. |
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