graceful
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈɡreɪs.fəl/
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elegante
- The swan glided across the lake in a graceful manner, elegantly leaving ripples in its wake.
- a graceful dancer
- a graceful pose
- beautiful and graceful
It's to find that elegant, graceful dance, as my mentor called it.
- It's to find that elegant, graceful dance, as my mentor called it.
- She is such a kind, graceful, wonderful human being and a badass.
- If the person who is the center of attention is graceful, they may try to roll with it.
- They, you know, they're, they're super graceful.
- I mean, you know, we can't all be George Clooney, but he's so graceful, you know, And there's, there's, there.
- You may wonder, really, is anyone graceful or resilient when these big bad things happen?
- Margie again drifted through his mind, slender, tall, graceful, prolong, blonde hair bouncing slightly as she walked.
Examples
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Ten minutes later, they were on a long, graceful access road leading to the magnificent thirteenth century.
Fiction book (1990) -
I love a beautiful graceful dancer's hand pose.
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If the person who is the center of attention is graceful, they may try to roll with it.
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Here we will show our graceful moves as we dance to the music of the river.
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Nothing graceful has ever come naturally to me.
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It's to find that elegant, graceful dance, as my mentor called it.
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Isn't this the most beautiful, graceful looking grass?
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To me, she looks like a liberated child of the 1960s grown into graceful maturity.
Academic text (2001) -
A well-dressed and very graceful gentleman strolling a street of gardens and fine shops.
Fiction book (1990) -
They were complex, fiercely intelligent women who were also elegant and graceful, real class acts.
Synonyms
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3.4
Simple and clever in a way that works smoothly and looks graceful
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
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3.9
Moving smoothly and easily without stiffness
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9.3
Thin and graceful in appearance, often about people or animals
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3.9
Moving smoothly and elegantly without sudden or awkward movements
Being graceful and attractive in movement or appearance
Moving or looking graceful like a swan
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A system that keeps basic functions when parts fail instead of stopping completely
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Graceful comes from the simple word grace, the same root as gracious, which meant 'favor' and 'charm'. So, to be graceful is to move or act with smooth charm and attractive style.