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