gracious

CEFRB2

/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Kind, polite, and pleasant toward other people.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    compassionate

Examples

  • It was gracious of you to accept.

  • The queen was gracious enough to invite us.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. kind and warmly courteous

  2. indulgent

  3. benignant

More examples

In context

  • The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise.

  • The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.