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graceful
grace·ful G0212400 (grās′fəl)adj. Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" (Alisa Valdes).
grace′ful·ly adv.grace′ful·ness n.graceful (ˈɡreɪsfʊl) adjcharacterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc ˈgracefully adv ˈgracefulness ngrace•ful (ˈgreɪs fəl)
adj. characterized by grace of form, manner, movement, or speech: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply. [1375–1425] grace′ful•ly, adv. grace′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or executionbeautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" | | 2. | graceful - suggesting taste, ease, and wealthelegant, refinedgracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" |
gracefuladjective1. elegant, easy, flowing, smooth, fine, pleasing, beautiful, agile, symmetrical, gracile (rare) Her movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
elegant ugly, stiff, awkward, clumsy, ponderous, ungainly, gawky, inelegant, ungraceful2. polite, mannerly, charming, gracious, civil, courteous, well-mannered She was calm and graceful under pressure.gracefuladjective1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration:elegant, exquisite.2. Marked by facility, especially of expression:easy, effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, smooth.Translationsgrace (greis) noun1. beauty of form or movement. The dancer's movements had very little grace. 優美(體態或動作) 优美2. a sense of what is right. At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour. 通情達理 通情达理3. a short prayer of thanks for a meal. (飯前的)感恩禱告 （饭前或饭后的）感恩祷告 4. a delay allowed as a favour. You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace. 寬限 宽限5. the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop. Your/His Grace. (對公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊稱)大人，夫人 （对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称）大人，夫人 6. mercy. by the grace of God. 仁慈 仁慈ˈgraceful adjective having or showing beauty of form or movement. a graceful dancer. 優美的(體態或動作) 优美的ˈgracefully adverb 優美地(體態或動作) 优美地，温文地 ˈgracefulness noun 優美(體態或動作) 优美ˈgracious (-ʃəs) adjective1. kind or polite. a gracious smile. 有禮貌的 有礼貌的2. (of God) merciful. 仁慈的 仁慈的 interjection an exclamation of surprise. (表示驚訝)天哪！ （表示惊讶）天哪！ ˈgraciously adverbShe smiled graciously. 有禮貌地 有礼貌地ˈgraciousness noun 有禮貌 礼貌with (a) good/bad grace (un)willingly. She accepted his apology with good grace. 欣然地／勉強地 欣然地／勉强地 graceful
(as) graceful as a swanVery graceful or agile. That ballerina is as graceful as a swan when she moves across the stage. A: "Oops, did I knock that over?" B: "Yep. You know, you're not exactly graceful as a swan, buddy."See also: graceful, swan*graceful as a swanvery graceful. (*Also: as ∼.) The boat glided out onto the lake as graceful as a swan. Jane is graceful as a swan.See also: graceful, swanEncyclopediaSeeGracegraceful
Synonyms for gracefuladj elegantSynonyms- elegant
- easy
- flowing
- smooth
- fine
- pleasing
- beautiful
- agile
- symmetrical
- gracile
Antonyms- ugly
- stiff
- awkward
- clumsy
- ponderous
- ungainly
- gawky
- inelegant
- ungraceful
adj politeSynonyms- polite
- mannerly
- charming
- gracious
- civil
- courteous
- well-mannered
Synonyms for gracefuladj of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admirationSynonymsadj marked by facility, especially of expressionSynonyms- easy
- effortless
- flowing
- fluent
- fluid
- smooth
Synonyms for gracefuladj characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or executionRelated WordsAntonymsadj suggesting taste, ease, and wealthSynonymsRelated Words |