gracioson.

Brit.

/ɡrasɪˈəʊsəʊ/, U.S.

/ɡrɑsɪˈoʊsoʊ/

Forms: 1600s gratioso, 1600s– gracioso.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Spanish. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Spanish gracioso; French gracioso.

Etymology: Probably < Spanish gracioso attractive person (not dated in dictionaries), clown or jester in stage plays (1588), uses as noun of gracioso attractive (c1200), witty, amusing (1495), specific sense developments of gracioso gracious adj. In sense 1 input from use as noun of Italian grazioso gracious adj. is perhaps also possible. In sense 2 originally via French gracioso (1747 in the passage translated in quot. 1749, or earlier).

†1.

a. Probably: something attractive. Obsolete. rare.The referent of such in quot. 1653 is uncertain, and may be either a person or a nose.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person

knocker1612

attractor1641

gracioso1653

attracter1654

charmer1677

irresistible1774

fascinator1836

stunner1847

high-stepper1852

looker1893

bonzer1897

hot tamale1897

tanger1914

dish1929

head-turner1935

cake1941

1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) vii. 133 We in this Island..doe no way like of a shooing-horn-like Nose, neither do wee esteem such to be gratiosos.

b. A court favourite. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet > of prince or superior

favourite1600

culminant1654

gracioso1663

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxxvii. 463 The King [was] led wholly by..those Gratioso's, neither Earl, Baron, Bishop, or other could do any thing with the King but by their favour.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 114 The Lord Marquess of Buckingham, then a great Gratioso, was put on by the Prince to ask the King's liking to this Amourous Adventure.

1670 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1720) II. 224 Passing his Time with his Virginals, his Dwarfs, and his Graciosoes.

2. Theatre. A clown, court jester, or comic servant in early modern Spanish comedy. Also in extended use with reference to other forms of drama.In quot. 1718 as the name of a character.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > specific character

Robin Hood1473

wantonness1507

vice1552

pantaloon1592

iniquity1597

burratinea1637

scaramouch1662

Pierrot1726

gracioso1749

eiron1872

alazon1911

toby1946

1718 Free Thinker 19 Mar. 218 The gallant Sentiments of Don Felix, and the mirthful Wit of his inseparable Attendant Gracioso.]

1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas III. vii. vi. 33 At length the Gracioso [Fr. le Gracioso] presented himself to open the scene.

1808 W. Scott Dryden's Wks. I. 77 The character of the gracioso, or clown.

1837 Q. Rev. 59 78 The principal character in these lighter afterpieces is the ‘Gracioso’, who has superseded the ‘Introitu’, the clown or rustic, who in the older, less artificial Spanish plays spoke to the audience and explained what was going on.

1856 F. M. Müller in Oxf. Ess. i 71 A Brahman, who acts the part of the gracioso in the Indian drama.

1903 Internat. Q. 6 256 The gracioso has a part of varying importance; sometimes he is a mere clown always trying to be funny and yet having but little to do with the plot; sometimes he is a clever fellow, quick-witted and sharp-tongued and therefore a chief factor in the intrigue.

1989 Theatre Res. Internat. 14 63 In this original version of Don Juan, Catalinón, the gracioso, is characterized by a peculiar combination of piety and cowardice which is..in contradiction to Catholic tradition.

2007 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. All the servants (graciosos) and minor characters were funny without becoming farcical.

Derivatives

† graciosoly adv. Obsolete in the manner of a clown or gracioso (sense 2).Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1879 E. FitzGerald Lett. I. 443 The Italian Carnival ended with somewhat of the same Burlesque Ceremonial, but was thought to mimic too Graciosoly that of the Church.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gracioso
释义	gracioson. Brit. /ɡrasɪˈəʊsəʊ/, U.S. /ɡrɑsɪˈoʊsoʊ/ Forms: 1600s gratioso, 1600s– gracioso. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Spanish. Probably also partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Spanish gracioso; French gracioso. Etymology: Probably < Spanish gracioso attractive person (not dated in dictionaries), clown or jester in stage plays (1588), uses as noun of gracioso attractive (c1200), witty, amusing (1495), specific sense developments of gracioso gracious adj. In sense 1 input from use as noun of Italian grazioso gracious adj. is perhaps also possible. In sense 2 originally via French gracioso (1747 in the passage translated in quot. 1749, or earlier). †1. a. Probably: something attractive. Obsolete. rare.The referent of such in quot. 1653 is uncertain, and may be either a person or a nose. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person knocker1612 attractor1641 gracioso1653 attracter1654 charmer1677 irresistible1774 fascinator1836 stunner1847 high-stepper1852 looker1893 bonzer1897 hot tamale1897 tanger1914 dish1929 head-turner1935 cake1941 1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) vii. 133 We in this Island..doe no way like of a shooing-horn-like Nose, neither do wee esteem such to be gratiosos. b. A court favourite. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet > of prince or superior favourite1600 culminant1654 gracioso1663 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxxvii. 463 The King [was] led wholly by..those Gratioso's, neither Earl, Baron, Bishop, or other could do any thing with the King but by their favour. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 114 The Lord Marquess of Buckingham, then a great Gratioso, was put on by the Prince to ask the King's liking to this Amourous Adventure. 1670 W. Temple Let. in Wks. (1720) II. 224 Passing his Time with his Virginals, his Dwarfs, and his Graciosoes. 2. Theatre. A clown, court jester, or comic servant in early modern Spanish comedy. Also in extended use with reference to other forms of drama.In quot. 1718 as the name of a character. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [noun] > specific character Robin Hood1473 wantonness1507 vice1552 pantaloon1592 iniquity1597 burratinea1637 scaramouch1662 Pierrot1726 gracioso1749 eiron1872 alazon1911 toby1946 1718 Free Thinker 19 Mar. 218 The gallant Sentiments of Don Felix, and the mirthful Wit of his inseparable Attendant Gracioso.] 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas III. vii. vi. 33 At length the Gracioso [Fr. le Gracioso] presented himself to open the scene. 1808 W. Scott Dryden's Wks. I. 77 The character of the gracioso, or clown. 1837 Q. Rev. 59 78 The principal character in these lighter afterpieces is the ‘Gracioso’, who has superseded the ‘Introitu’, the clown or rustic, who in the older, less artificial Spanish plays spoke to the audience and explained what was going on. 1856 F. M. Müller in Oxf. Ess. i 71 A Brahman, who acts the part of the gracioso in the Indian drama. 1903 Internat. Q. 6 256 The gracioso has a part of varying importance; sometimes he is a mere clown always trying to be funny and yet having but little to do with the plot; sometimes he is a clever fellow, quick-witted and sharp-tongued and therefore a chief factor in the intrigue. 1989 Theatre Res. Internat. 14 63 In this original version of Don Juan, Catalinón, the gracioso, is characterized by a peculiar combination of piety and cowardice which is..in contradiction to Catholic tradition. 2007 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. All the servants (graciosos) and minor characters were funny without becoming farcical. Derivatives † graciosoly adv. Obsolete in the manner of a clown or gracioso (sense 2).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1879 E. FitzGerald Lett. I. 443 The Italian Carnival ended with somewhat of the same Burlesque Ceremonial, but was thought to mimic too Graciosoly that of the Church. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1653
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