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

  1. gracefuladjective

    characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

  2. elegant, graceful, refinedadjective

    suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

Wiktionary

  1. gracefuladjective

    Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

    She is a graceful dancer.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. graceful

    Graceful refers to someone or something that moves in a smooth, controlled, attractive way or that demonstrates elegance, beauty, and dignity in form, manner, or behavior. It can also relate to a sense of propriety or politeness in actions or characteristic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gracefuladjective

    displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of graceful in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of graceful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of graceful in a Sentence

  1. Ardian Jusufi:

    If an eagle were to land on a branch it would slow down with its wings so that the speed was almost zero and then it just touches down. It's a graceful landing that requires a lot of control. The gecko does the exact opposite of that.

  2. Amit Ray:

    Kundalini awakening is graceful and blissful process if you know and balance all the 114 chakras. Kundalini awakening just with 7 chakras are harmful.

  3. Henry James:

    She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with her elbows on the table.

  4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

    Nature is powerful and beautiful. Nature is destructive and creative. Nature is amazing and wonderful. Nature is loving and graceful.

  5. Ramana Pemmaraju:

    The compulsion to remain beautiful forever has made women more uglier than ever. Remember its not about imbibing other cultures but accepting one's own nature is what makes one more graceful! Relish in your uniqueness!

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