Meaning of graceful in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɡreɪsfəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    graceful

    Definitions

    1. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    graceful

    Definitions

    1. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form etc.

    Examples

    • « not awkward »

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai. »
    Orlando Bloom
  • « Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth. »
    Shel Silverstein
  • « There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over - and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value. »
    Ellen Goodman
  • « Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves. »
    Henri Frederic Amiel
  • « We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. »
    John Ruskin

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