Definition of gracious Gracious
/gɹejˈʃʌs/ - [greyshus] - gra•cious
We found 14 definitions of gracious from 4 different sources.
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What does gracious mean?
WordNet
Adjectivegracious, graciouser, graciousest |
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| gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" | ||
| ungracious lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior" | ||
| friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" | ||
| refined (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" | ||
| graceful, elegant, refined characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution | ||
| gracious - disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods" | ||
| propitious presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration" | ||
| gracious - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" | ||
| courteous, nice | ||
| polite showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | ||
| gracious - characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" | ||
| benignant | ||
| kind tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gracious (a.)
Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty. - gracious (a.)
Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. - gracious (a.)
Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
