gracefuladjective
uk/ˈɡreɪs.fəl/us/ˈɡreɪs.fəl/graceful adjective (MOVEMENT)
C1 moving in a smooth, relaxed, attractive way, or having a smooth, attractive shape:
graceful movements
a graceful neck
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- The gazelle is one of the swiftest and most graceful of animals.
- She is a wonderfully graceful dancer.
- He admired the graceful proportions of the Georgian architecture.
- The trees, slender and graceful, swayed gently above us.
- With a silent, graceful dive, she disappeared beneath the surface of the lake.
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Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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graceful adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
C2 behaving in a polite and pleasant way:
She finally apologized, but she wasn't very graceful about it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Polite and respectful
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- civil
- civility
- civilized
- civilly
- courtly
- couth
- deferential
- euphemism
- gallant
- gentlemanly
- gracious
- polite
- politely
- politically correct
- refined
- respect
- respectful
- respectfully
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gracefully
adverb uk/ˈɡreɪs.fəl.i/us/ˈɡreɪs.fəl.i/
He gracefully skis down the slopes.
gracefulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈɡreɪs.fəl.nəs/us/ˈɡreɪs.fəl.nəs/