Graceful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌæpləlˈɑːdʒɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪsfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪsfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌæpləlˈɑːdʒɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

elegant refined

Antonyms

awkward

Word Forms

gracefulness	noun	beautiful carriage
elegance	noun	a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anmutig

gekennzeichnet durch Schönheit der Bewegung, des Stils, der Form oder der Ausführung

🇫🇷French

gracieux

caractérisé par la beauté du mouvement, du style, de la forme ou de l'exécution

🇪🇸Spanish

agraciado

caracterizado por la belleza del movimiento, estilo, forma o ejecución

🇮🇹Italian

grazioso

caratterizzato dalla bellezza del movimento, dello stile, della forma o dell'esecuzione

🇳🇱Dutch

bevallig

gekenmerkt door schoonheid van beweging, stijl, vorm of uitvoering

🇵🇹Portuguese

gracioso

caracterizado pela beleza do movimento, estilo, forma ou execução

🇷🇺Russian

изящный

характеризуется красотой движения, стиля, формы или исполнения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुंदर

गति, शैली, रूप या निष्पादन की सुंदरता द्वारा विशेषता

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகான

இயக்கம், நடை, வடிவம் அல்லது செயல்பாட்டின் அழகால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మనోహరమైన

కదలిక, శైలి, రూపం లేదా అమలు యొక్క అందం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डौलदार

हालचाली, शैली, फॉर्म किंवा अंमलबजावणीच्या सौंदर्याने वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકર્ષક

ચળવળ, શૈલી, સ્વરૂપ અથવા અમલની સુંદરતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕರ್ಷಕವಾದ

ಚಲನೆ, ಶೈಲಿ, ರೂಪ, ಅಥವಾ ಮರಣದಂಡನೆಯ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുന്ദരമായ

ചലനം, ശൈലി, രൂപം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർവ്വഹണത്തിൻ്റെ സൗന്ദര്യത്താൽ സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਦਰ

ਅੰਦੋਲਨ, ਸ਼ੈਲੀ, ਰੂਪ, ਜਾਂ ਐਗਜ਼ੀਕਿਊਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکرم

حرکت، انداز، شکل، یا عمل کی خوبصورتی کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优美

以动作、风格、形式或执行之美为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

優雅な

動き、スタイル、形、または実行の美しさを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

우아한

움직임, 스타일, 형태 또는 실행의 아름다움이 특징입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

duyên dáng

đặc trưng bởi vẻ đẹp của chuyển động, phong cách, hình thức hoặc cách thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

สง่างาม

โดดเด่นด้วยความสวยงามของการเคลื่อนไหว สไตล์ รูปทรง หรือการดำเนินการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

anggun

dicirikan oleh keindahan gerakan, gaya, bentuk, atau eksekusi

🇵🇭Filipino

mabait

nailalarawan sa kagandahan ng paggalaw, istilo, anyo, o pagpapatupad

🇲🇾Malay

anggun

dicirikan oleh keindahan pergerakan, gaya, bentuk, atau pelaksanaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رشيقة

تتميز بجمال الحركة أو الأسلوب أو الشكل أو التنفيذ

🇮🇷Persian

برازنده

با زیبایی حرکت، سبک، فرم یا اجرا مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zarif

hareketin, tarzın, biçimin veya uygulamanın güzelliği ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעוּדָן

מאופיין ביופי של תנועה, סגנון, צורה או ביצוע

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