Definitions for gracile
ˈgræs ɪlgracile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gracile, willowyadjective

   slender and graceful

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gracileadjective

   Slender, thin, lean.

2. gracileadjective

   Graceful or gracefully slender.

3. Etymology: From gracilis. In the “graceful” sense, apparently influenced by the originally unrelated word grace.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gracileadjective

   Slender; small. Dict.

   Etymology: gracilis, Latin.

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1. Gracile

   Gracility is slenderness, the condition of being gracile, which means slender. It derives from the Latin adjective gracilis (masculine or feminine), or gracile (neuter), which in either form means slender, and when transferred for example to discourse takes the sense of "without ornament", "simple" or various similar connotations.In Glossary of Botanic Terms, B. D. Jackson speaks dismissively of an entry in earlier dictionary of A. A. Crozier as follows: Gracilis (Lat.), slender. Crozier has the needless word "gracile". However, his objection would be hard to sustain in current usage; apart from the fact that gracile is a natural and convenient term, it is hardly a neologism. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives the source date for that usage as 1623 and indicates the word is misused (through association with grace) for Gracefully slender." This misuse is unfortunate at least, because the terms gracile and grace are unrelated: the etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning pleasing and nothing to do with slenderness or thinness.

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1. gracile

   Gracile generally refers to something that is slender, thin, or delicate, often in an elegant or graceful manner. It is commonly used in various scientific fields such as biology, anthropology, and paleontology to describe physical characteristics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gracileadjective

   alt. of Gracillent

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gracile

   gras′il, adj. slender, gracefully slight in form.—n. Gracil′ity. [L. gracilis, slender.]

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1. Gracile

   slender; graceful.

Anagrams for gracile »

1. glacier

How to pronounce gracile?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gracile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gracile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gracile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gracile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gracile
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracile
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gracile
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gracile
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=gracile