What does graceful mean?
Definitions for graceful
ˈgreɪs fəlgrace·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word graceful.
Princeton's WordNet
gracefuladjective
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
elegant, graceful, refinedadjective
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
Wiktionary
gracefuladjective
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
She is a graceful dancer.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gracefuladjective
Beautiful with dignity.
Etymology: from grace.
Amid’ the troops, and like the leading god,
High o’er the rest in arms the graceful Turnus rode. Dryden.Matchless his pen, victorious was his lance;
Bold in the lists, and graceful in the dance. Alexander Pope.Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride,
Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Gracefuladjective
displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of graceful in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of graceful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of graceful in a Sentence
I feel that if people really knew her they would know that she is not only everything we perceive of her in being graceful and dynamic in holding that position, but she just has a wonderful, warm, giving, loving heart, i think it's very unfair.
[After the murders], Terry told the LAPD he was referred to a possible music talent, but he said once he got to [Manson’s place], he just wanted to get the hell out of there. It was filthy and very obvious that there was no talent. He described hearing Manson’s girls singing while he played the guitar. He felt he had to get out. So he tried to make a graceful exit.
I respect Jamie and my actions at Monday's forum did not reflect that, unfortunately, my nerves got the best of me with our timed responses and I was not as graceful as I should have been while we shared the microphone. My sincere apologies to Jamie and I look forward to continuing a positive campaign.
I think these are great. The pointing to the arm was a graceful invitation to participate that was inviting and personal.
When the sport was developed for women, they adapted the men's sport to make it' appropriate' for women, women were expected to do soft, rhythmic, flowing, graceful movements that emphasized beauty and flexibility. This is why they perform to music, and the men don't. Men's floor routines were expected to emphasize strength instead.
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- لطيف, ظريف, رشيق, صباح, وسيمArabic
- elegantníCzech
- reizend, anmutig, elegant, ansprechend, zierlich, graziösGerman
- graciaEsperanto
- graciosa, grácilSpanish
- solge, graatsilineEstonian
- برازندهPersian
- uljas, kaunis, komea, sulava, viehkeä, upea, sulavaliikkeinen, viehättäväFinnish
- gracieuxFrench
- spéiriúilIrish
- méltóságteljesHungarian
- anggunIndonesian
- leggiadro, aggraziato, elegante, belloItalian
- מְעוּדָןHebrew
- 優雅, 淑やかなJapanese
- لارولهنجKurdish
- decorumLatin
- elegant, gracieus, bevalligDutch
- powabny, pełen wdziękuPolish
- graciosoPortuguese
- изящный, грациозный, элегантныйRussian
- ljubak, elegantan, graciozanSerbo-Croatian
- förtjusande, behagfull, prydlig, tilltalende, elegant, anslåendeSwedish
- தெய்வீகமானTamil
- ağırbaşlı, zarif, vakur, inceTurkish
- مکرمUrdu
- 优美Chinese
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