gracious

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
    doing or producing good
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
    exhibiting courtesy and politeness
    disposed to bestow favors

Word Origin

gracious (adj.)
c. 1300, "filled with God's grace," from Old French gracios "courteous, pleasing, kind, friendly" (12c., Modern French gracieux), from Latin gratiosus "enjoying favor, agreeable, obliging; popular, acceptable," from gratia (see grace (n.)). Meaning "merciful, benevolent" is from late 14c. As an exclamation, elliptically for gracious God, attested from 1713.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

ungracious

Example

1. Service is attentive , even when the chef isn 't around to personally greet guests in his gracious manner .
2. Other bacteria are more gracious guests .
3. You are a most gracious host .
4. The feedback I received was gracious and beneficial .
5. This is his gracious and good will .

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