gracile

[ gras-il ]

/ ˈgræs ɪl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gracile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

gracefully slender.

slender; thin.

Origin of gracile

First recorded in 1615–25, gracile is from the Latin word gracilis slender, slight, thin

OTHER WORDS FROM gracile

gra·cil·i·ty

[gra-sil-i-tee, gruh-], /græˈsɪl ɪ ti, grə-/, grac·ile·ness, noun

Words nearby gracile

graceless, grace note, grace period, Graces, gracias, gracile, gracilis, gracilis muscle, gracioso, gracious, graciously

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Example sentences from the Web for gracile

Beatrice suggests to me something slim and gracile rather than two hundred pounds of hump-backed and enterprising pork.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
He studied Persis; how beautiful she was, how soft and gracile, how apt to endearments!
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
Before he recognized the olive-green tailor suit which he had come to know, he noticed the firm yet gracile move of her.
The Readjustment|Will Irwin
Varro ascribes to him the gracile genus dicendi, the distinguishing features of which were venustas and subtilitas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various

She heard it, too, for the gracile fingers fell from the strings.
The Valiants of Virginia|Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for gracile

gracile

/ (ˈɡræsaɪl) /

adjective

gracefully thin or slender

a less common word for graceful

Derived forms of gracile

gracility (ɡræˈsɪlɪtɪ) or gracileness, noun

Word Origin for gracile

C17: from Latin gracilis slender

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单词	gracile
释义	gracile [ gras-il ] / ˈgræs ɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gracile ON THESAURUS.COM adjective gracefully slender. slender; thin. Origin of gracile First recorded in 1615–25, gracile is from the Latin word gracilis slender, slight, thin OTHER WORDS FROM gracile gra·cil·i·ty [gra-sil-i-tee, gruh-], /græˈsɪl ɪ ti, grə-/, grac·ile·ness, noun Words nearby gracile graceless, grace note, grace period, Graces, gracias, gracile, gracilis, gracilis muscle, gracioso, gracious, graciously Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gracile Beatrice suggests to me something slim and gracile rather than two hundred pounds of hump-backed and enterprising pork. The Red Cow and Her Friends\|Peter McArthur He studied Persis; how beautiful she was, how soft and gracile, how apt to endearments! What Will People Say?\|Rupert Hughes Before he recognized the olive-green tailor suit which he had come to know, he noticed the firm yet gracile move of her. The Readjustment\|Will Irwin Varro ascribes to him the gracile genus dicendi, the distinguishing features of which were venustas and subtilitas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3\|Various She heard it, too, for the gracile fingers fell from the strings. The Valiants of Virginia\|Hallie Erminie Rives British Dictionary definitions for gracile gracile / (ˈɡræsaɪl) / adjective gracefully thin or slender a less common word for graceful Derived forms of gracile gracility (ɡræˈsɪlɪtɪ) or gracileness, noun Word Origin for gracile C17: from Latin gracilis slender Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gracile svelte, lanky, slight, fragile, slim, meager, wispy, lithe, delicate, frail, skinny, narrow, wiry, abstemious, faint, feeble, frugal, lean, lissome, little
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gracile

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for gracile

adjective

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