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GRACIOUS
gracious
(adjective) disposed to bestow favors; “thanks to the gracious gods”
courteous, gracious, nice
(adjective) exhibiting courtesy and politeness; “a nice gesture”
gracious
(adjective) characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; “gracious even to unexpected visitors”; “gracious living”; “he bears insult with gracious good humor”
benignant, gracious
(adjective) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; “our benignant king”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gracious (comparative more gracious, superlative most gracious)
kind and warmly courteous
tactful
compassionate
indulgent, charming and graceful
elegant and with good taste
benignant
full of grace
Interjection
gracious
expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Synonyms
• (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow
Source: Wiktionary
Gra"cious, a. Etym: [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See Grace.]
1. 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. A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. Neh. ix. 17. So hallowed and so gracious in the time. Shak.
2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . . There was not such a gracious creature born. Shak.
3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
Syn.
– Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent; benignant; merciful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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