Definitions for graciousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gra•ciousˈgreɪ ʃəs(adj.)
pleasantly kind, benevolent, or courteous.
characterized by good taste, comfort, or luxury:
gracious living.
indulgent in a pleasantly condescending way, esp. to inferiors.
merciful or compassionate:
our gracious king.
Obs. fortunate or happy.
(interj.)(used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.)
Origin of gracious:
1250–1300; < OF < L grātiōsus amiable =grāti(a)grace+-ōsus -ous
gra′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
graciousness(noun)
excellence of manners or social conduct
benignity, benignancy, graciousness(noun)
the quality of being kind and gentle
Wiktionary
graciousness(Noun)
The state of being gracious
Webster Dictionary
Graciousness(noun)
quality of being gracious
Translations for graciousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- goedgunstigheidAfrikaans
- لَطافه، رأْفَه، تَهْذيبArabic
- благосклонностBulgarian
- bondadePortuguese (BR)
- laskavost, milostCzech
- die GüteGerman
- venlighed; høflighedDanish
- ευγένειαGreek
- bondad; amabilidad, cortesíaSpanish
- lahkusEstonian
- لطف؛ بزرگواریFarsi
- kohteliaisuusFinnish
- bienveillanceFrench
- אֲדִיבוּתHebrew
- रमणीयता, शालीनता, शिष्टताHindi
- ljubaznost, dobrohotnostCroatian
- kedvességHungarian
- kemanisanIndonesian
- vinsemdIcelandic
- benevolenzaItalian
- 優しさJapanese
- 상냥함Korean
- maloningumas, mandagumasLithuanian
- laipnība; žēlsirdībaLatvian
- sifat yang lembut dan mesraMalay
- beleefdheidDutch
- elskverdighet, vennlighetNorwegian
- uprzejmośćPolish
- لطف؛ بزرگواریPersian
- لطفPashto
- bondadePortuguese
- bunăvoinţăRomanian
- любезность; милостьRussian
- vľúdnosťSlovak
- dobrotaSlovenian
- ljubaznostSerbian
- vänlighet, artighetSwedish
- ความงดงามThai
- nezaket, cana yakınlıkTurkish
- 有禮貌Chinese (Trad.)
- люб'язністьUkrainian
- نوازشUrdu
- sự tử tếVietnamese
- 礼貌Chinese (Simp.)
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