Standard Lemma guide

gracefully

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡɹeɪsfəli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 S F AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a graceful manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a graceful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she swooped gracefully

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: gracelessly

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a gracious or graceful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he did not have a chance to grow up graciously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graciously

Antonyms: ungracefully

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English graceful Middle English -ly English -ly English gracefully From graceful + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِرَشَاقَة (birašāqa) — in a graceful manner
  • Arabic: بِلَبَاقَة (bilabāqa) — in a graceful manner
  • Catalan: graciosament — in a graceful manner
  • Czech: elegantně — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: sulavasti — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: viehkeästi — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: viehättävästi — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: komeasti — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: kauniisti — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: upeasti — in a graceful manner
  • Finnish: uljaasti — in a graceful manner
  • French: gracieusement — in a graceful manner
  • Galician: gracilmente — in a graceful manner
  • Georgian: გრაციოზულად (graciozulad) — in a graceful manner
  • German: anmutig — in a graceful manner
  • German: anstandslos — in a graceful manner
  • German: elegant — in a graceful manner
  • German: graziös — in a graceful manner
  • German: würdevoll — in a graceful manner
  • Greek: ευγενικά (evgeniká) — in a graceful manner
  • Ancient Greek: ἁβρῶς (habrôs) — in a graceful manner
  • Hungarian: bájosan — in a graceful manner
  • Hungarian: kecsesen — in a graceful manner
  • Irish: go mómhar — in a graceful manner
  • Irish: go healaíonta — in a graceful manner
  • Irish: go seolta — in a graceful manner
  • Irish: go spéiriúil — in a graceful manner
  • Italian: graziosamente — in a graceful manner
  • Khmer: យ៉ាងសង្ហា (yaang sɑnghaa) — in a graceful manner
  • Occitan: graciosament — in a graceful manner
  • Polish: wdzięcznie — in a graceful manner
  • Portuguese: graciosamente — in a graceful manner
  • Russian: грацио́зно (graciózno) — in a graceful manner
  • Russian: изя́щно (izjáščno) — in a graceful manner
  • Russian: элега́нтно (elegántno) — in a graceful manner
  • Spanish: agraciadamente — in a graceful manner
  • Swedish: behagfullt — in a graceful manner
  • Swedish: elegant — in a graceful manner
  • Swedish: med behag — in a graceful manner
  • Turkish: ince — in a graceful manner
  • Turkish: incelikle — in a graceful manner
  • Turkish: zarif — in a graceful manner
  • Turkish: zarâfetle — in a graceful manner
Real reading context

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