gracious
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/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
Definition of gracious
8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- kind and warmly courteous
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adj
- kind and warmly courteous
- tactful
- compassionate
- indulgent
- benignant
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full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
“The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges.”
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magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
“The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise.”
intj
- Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.
Words you can make from gracious
159 playable · top: COUGARS (10 pts)
Best play cougars 10 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
32 words- CARGO 8 pts
- CIGAR 8 pts
- CORGI 8 pts
- CRAGS 8 pts
- GUACO 8 pts
- GUACS 8 pts
- ORGIC 8 pts
- SCRAG 8 pts
- ACROS 7 pts
- ARCUS 7 pts
- AURIC 7 pts
- CAURI 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- CRIAS 7 pts
- CURIA 7 pts
- CURIO 7 pts
- ORCAS 7 pts
- OSCAR 7 pts
- SCAUR 7 pts
- SCOUR 7 pts
- AGIOS 6 pts
- AGROS 6 pts
- ARGUS 6 pts
- GAURS 6 pts
- GIROS 6 pts
- GUARS 6 pts
- GUIRO 6 pts
- RAGIS 6 pts
- SARGO 6 pts
- SUGAR 6 pts
- AURIS 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- CIGS 7 pts
- COGS 7 pts
- CRAG 7 pts
- GUAC 7 pts
- SCAG 7 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- OCAS 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- SCAR 6 pts
- SOCA 6 pts
- URIC 6 pts
- AGIO 5 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- GARS 5 pts
- GAUR 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GOAS 5 pts
- GUAR 5 pts
- ORGS 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RAGS 5 pts
- RIGS 5 pts
- RUGA 5 pts
- RUGS 5 pts
- SAGO 5 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SOAR 4 pts
- SORA 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SURA 4 pts
- URSA 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- CIG 6 pts
- COG 6 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- CRU 5 pts
- CUR 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GIS 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- RUG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- SIG 4 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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