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grace

grace

172 2.6
A smooth, attractive way of moving or behaving
  • noun
  • /ɡreɪs/
translation icon : gracia
  • Her grace in handling the difficult situation impressed everyone around her.
  • beauty and grace
  • a moment of grace
  • form with grace

A young JFK answered that in the expression, grace under pressure.

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Examples

  • The dancer moved with such grace that the audience was captivated by her performance.

  • To the woman who has brought beauty and grace to this profession...

  • Look at the grace, the beauty.

  • I did it all, but I did it with grace and ease and had far more success.

  • All charm and grace, wonderful hosts.

  • Now there was a beautiful woman, with every grace a man could want, including laughing at his quips.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Time is stretched until his movements gain a grace and fluidity not of this world.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • All because someone stopped to see the grace and beauty and nobility of the humblest creature.

  • They weathered that storm with grace, humor, and even deeper connection.

  • Taller than Gawyn, with long legs, he moved with a dancer's grace and a lean, sinewy strength.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

charm
vsgrace
254 1.7

A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place

leans more to smooth movement and social conduct than mere appeal
elegance
vsgrace
47 3.5

A graceful, stylish way of looking or behaving that shows good taste

is broader, adding social manner as well as appearance
politeness
vsgrace
26 1.3

Showing good manners and respect to other people

covers both social manners and elegant bodily expression
graciousness
vsgrace
6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

stresses appearance and moving manner as well as kindness
gentility
vsgrace
4 7.9

Polite and elegant behavior that shows high social standing

is broader, focusing also on bodily beauty and movement
felicity
vsgrace
  • Literature
2 8.0

A pleasing way of expressing thoughts or feelings

is more about bodily movement and composed social bearing
delicacy
vsgrace
1 5.0

Gentle, smooth movement that looks light and controlled

emphasizes broader beauty and social manner beyond lightness
gracefulness
vsgrace
1 3.2

A smooth, attractive way of moving like a dancer or swan

is wider, covering both behavior and movement
easiness
vsgrace
1 2.5

A relaxed, natural way of behaving that makes others comfortable

adds refined beauty and composed social behavior beyond ease
politesse
vsgrace
  • Formal
1 9.9

Formal good manners and speech that shows respect for others

is broader, including graceful movement and general beauty
stateliness
vsgrace
1 7.2

A calm, serious, and impressive way of behaving or looking

is less formal, covering gentle beauty and social movement
daintiness
vsgrace
1 6.8

A delicate, pretty quality that shows care and grace

focuses more widely on beauty, movement, and social conduct
courtliness
vsgrace
  • Literature
1 8.1

Polite and elegant behavior like people at a royal court

covers general beauty and smooth movement not only formality
gracility
vsgrace
8.6

A light, elegant quality in movement or expression

is more general, including manner and expression too
airiness
vsgrace
5.2

A light, graceful way of moving or behaving that looks effortless

includes both light movement and refined social manner
leporine grace
vsgrace
9.9

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

relates more generally to elegance in movement and behavior
seemliness
vsgrace
  • Formal
8.9

Good behaviour that follows social rules and shows respect for others

also emphasizes attractiveness and smoothness of movement

Antonyms

25 4.5

A feeling of embarrassment or discomfort in social situations

1 2.6

Lack of skill or care when handling things so mistakes happen

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

How Graceful

elegance
47 3.5
grace
172 2.6
awkwardness
1 3.6
stiffness
1 4.9

Surface Forms

grace singular
graces plural

Etymology

Grace comes from the Latin root gratia, which meant 'favor' or 'thanks'. From the idea of being 'pleasing', it grew to mean smooth, elegant movement, so we call someone 'graceful' when they move beautifully.