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Grace

Grace

562 7.5
One of three sister goddesses in Greek myth who show beauty and charm
  • proper noun
  • /ɡreɪs/
  • Literature
translation icon : Gracia
  • During the festival, they honored the Graces for their influence on art and culture.
  • Grace and her sisters

Examples

  • I'm just saying, Grace is not a little girl anymore.

  • Grace Kelly, she was his favorite.

  • At Thanksgiving, Andrew came back for five days to visit with Grace and collect his things.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Yes, that's Grace from Chicago.

  • This is Grace and that's Bea.

  • Thank you, Your Grace.

  • Sister Grace.

  • The backdoor opens, and Esther, Grace, and Enid come in, wet and laughing with exhilaration from the rain.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The Greek goddesses known as the Graces personify beauty and charm.

  • In mythology, the Graces are often depicted as bringing joy and elegance to the world.

Idioms

A loss of status and respect after wrongdoing

To begin behaving badly again and lose people's respect

Words people say to show thanks when something happens because of Allah's kindness

Compounds

34 6.8

Help from God that people do not earn

10 3.5

Extra time after a deadline when you can still do something without penalty

saving grace
  • Informal
7 4.4

A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults

4 9.5

A time when God forgives a person and frees them from sin

A calm, elegant way of moving and behaving

grace note
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A very short decorative note played quickly before a main note

free grace
  • Formal
1 9.9

God gives kindness without being earned to save people

1 9.9

A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin

saving grace
  • Formal
1 8.5

A gift from God that makes a person holy and helps them be saved

A final action that ends something, often to stop suffering

Calm, polite, graceful behavior when people watch or question you

A soft, quick, elegant way of moving like a rabbit

9.9

A cup passed around at the end of a meal for the final toast

An American actress who became the princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III

year of grace
  • Archaic
9.5

A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates

Surface Forms

Grace main

Etymology

Grace comes from the Greek goddesses called the Charites, who were thought to give people 'charm' and 'beauty', and from the Latin word gratia meaning 'favor' or 'kindness'. So, Grace today means polite charm or a smooth, beautiful way of moving, which is why we say someone is graceful.