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gracility

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property or condition of being gracile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, often, uncountable

Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology

Examples

  • Stephen L. Whittington, David M. Reed (eds.) (2006), Bones of the Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons, Tuscaloosa, Ala: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 69: “Gracility is usually considered a female characteristic and contrasts strikingly here with the robusticity and large size of the mandible.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

elegance and beauty of movement or expression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gracefulness

History

Etymology

From gracile + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стройност (strojnost) — the property or condition of being gracile