Gracious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæpənd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪʃəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæpənd/.

Examples

gracious even to unexpected visitors
gracious living
he bears insult with gracious good humor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

courteous benignant nice

Antonyms

ungracious

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit “gracious even to unexpected visitors”
adjective	characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects “our benignant king”
adjective	exhibiting courtesy and politeness “a nice gesture”
adjective	disposed to bestow favors “thanks to the gracious gods”

Word Forms

grace	noun	elegance and beauty of movement or expression
graciousness	noun	excellence of manners or social conduct
niceness	noun	a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gnädig

zeichnet sich durch Charme, guten Geschmack und Großzügigkeit aus

🇫🇷French

gracieux

caractérisé par le charme, le bon goût et la générosité d'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

gracioso

caracterizado por el encanto, el buen gusto y la generosidad de espíritu

🇮🇹Italian

gentile

caratterizzato da fascino, buon gusto e generosità di spirito

🇳🇱Dutch

genadig

gekenmerkt door charme, goede smaak en vrijgevigheid van geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

gracioso

caracterizado pelo charme, bom gosto e generosidade de espírito

🇷🇺Russian

милостивый

отличается обаянием, хорошим вкусом и щедростью духа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनीत

आकर्षण, अच्छे स्वाद और भावना की उदारता की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

করুণাময়

কবজ, ভাল স্বাদ, এবং আত্মার উদারতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கருணையுள்ள

வசீகரம், நல்ல சுவை மற்றும் ஆவியின் தாராள குணம் ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

దయగల

మనోజ్ఞతను, మంచి రుచి మరియు ఆత్మ యొక్క ఔదార్యం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

दयाळू

मोहिनी, चांगली चव आणि आत्म्याची उदारता द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

દયાળુ

વશીકરણ, સારા સ્વાદ અને ભાવનાની ઉદારતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃಪೆಯುಳ್ಳ

ಮೋಡಿ, ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಭಿರುಚಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮದ ಉದಾರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃപയുള്ള

മനോഹാരിത, നല്ല രുചി, ആത്മാവിൻ്റെ ഔദാര്യം എന്നിവയാൽ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਰਪਾਲੂ

ਸੁਹਜ, ਚੰਗੇ ਸਵਾਦ, ਅਤੇ ਆਤਮਾ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਰਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہربان

دلکش، اچھا ذائقہ، اور روح کی سخاوت کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亲切

具有魅力、品味和慷慨的精神

🇯🇵Japanese

親切な

魅力、センスの良さ、そして精神の寛大さを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

공손한

매력, 좋은 맛, 관대한 정신이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

duyên dáng

đặc trưng bởi sự quyến rũ, hương vị tốt và tinh thần hào phóng

🇹🇭Thai

มีน้ำใจ

โดดเด่นด้วยเสน่ห์ รสนิยมดี และความมีน้ำใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramah

dicirikan oleh pesona, selera yang baik, dan semangat kemurahan hati

🇵🇭Filipino

mabait

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kagandahan, magandang panlasa, at pagkabukas-palad ng espiritu

🇲🇾Malay

pemurah

dicirikan oleh daya tarikan, rasa yang baik, dan kemurahan hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رؤوف

يتميز بالسحر، والذوق الرفيع، وكرم الروح

🇮🇷Persian

بخشنده

با جذابیت، طعم خوب و سخاوت روح مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zarif

çekicilik, iyi tat ve cömert ruhla karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָדִיב

מאופיין בקסם, טעם טוב ונדיבות רוח

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The primary meaning of 'gracious' is 'characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit'.

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In which domain is the word 'gracious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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