gracious
166
3.4
- adjective
- /ˈɡreɪʃəs/
:
amable
- The gracious host made everyone feel welcome and at home during the dinner.
- a gracious host
- less gracious
- a gracious spirit
I am committed to being gracious and understanding.
- I am committed to being gracious and understanding.
- And she's a very gracious, giving human being.
- It better be someone who was upright, very gracious and very kind.
- I think she's just so gracious and such a good person.
- You ask somebody for something, but you give them a gracious way out.
- Well, Demi, you've been so gracious and kind and generous with your time.
- She was so gracious and so respectful and kind.
- First of all, thank you to our sponsor, the always gracious and supportive Dollar Shave Club.
- And she was gracious enough to to to give us that exposure.
- You don't even have to like them and yet you can be gracious in that same moment.
- So at your gracious request, I am going to sit on it and spin.
Examples
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And she's a very gracious, giving human being.
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In my opinion, we had a competent instructor who was gracious, patient, and attractively humble.
Academic text (1994) -
I am committed to being gracious and understanding.
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One of the most gracious, giving, kind people.
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And by the way, he was the most gracious man ever.
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I mean, Sean was very gracious, you know, with me.
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I think she's just so gracious and such a good person.
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So many of you were so gracious with your compliments and your thanks.
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Andrew, you've been so kind, gracious with your time.
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In their personal dealings with one another, they appear to be gracious, pleasant, charming, and even warm.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Being kind and polite to others
329
1.0
Showing good manners and respect to other people
85
1.0
Showing kindness and concern for other people
43
3.7
Polite and respectful when you speak or behave
11
1.0
Being gentle and caring to other people
5
2.5
A person who is kind and caring
1
4.1
Polite and behaving well around other people
1
4.3
A person who is generous, kind, and understanding toward others
1
9.5
Being kind and gentle and helpful to other people
Antonyms
Idioms
How Gracious
- Formal
16
8.0
79
1.2
534
1.0
166
3.4
43
3.7
329
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gracious comes from the Latin word gratia, which means 'favor' or 'thanks' and is the same root as grace. So to be gracious is to show kind, polite, and generous actions, like offering a favor with warmth.