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gracious
[ grey-shuhs ]
adjective
- pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, or luxury: a gracious home.
gracious suburban living;
a gracious home.
- indulgent or beneficent in a pleasantly condescending way, especially to inferiors.
- merciful or compassionate:
our gracious king.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- Obsolete. fortunate or happy.
interjection
- Also good gracious. (used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.)
gracious
/ ˈɡɪʃə /
adjective
- characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy
- condescendingly courteous, benevolent, or indulgent
- characterized by or suitable for a life of elegance, ease, and indulgence
gracious furnishings
gracious living
- merciful or compassionate
- obsolete.fortunate, prosperous, or happy
interjection
- an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in exclamatory phrases such as good gracious!, gracious me! )
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈdzܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·dzܲ· adverb
- ··Dz··ٲ [grey-shee-, os, -i-tee], noun
- ·dzܲ·Ա noun
- non···Dz··ٲ noun
- ԴDz··dzܲ adjective
- ···dzܲ adjective
- ܲ·-·dzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see goodness gracious .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This is putting our value in our looks, and that’s what you should strive for: to be this beautiful, gracious woman.
I mean, I have to be more gracious about it, and you shouldn't have to be glad if anything really hits.
The prior day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president would be "incredibly gracious" if China reaches out to make a deal.
The judge said the threats made to Commissioner Harris were "odious" and noted McDonald's "gracious" victim impact statement.
In an interview, Witkoff - who met Putin 10 days ago - said the Russian president had been "gracious".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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