noun
Meaning 1
The state of being gracious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
graciousness
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being kind and gentle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: benignity, benignancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: good, goodness
noun
Meaning 3
excellence of manners or social conduct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ungraciousness
Broader terms: courtesy, good manners
Narrower terms: suavity, suaveness, blandness, smoothness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English gracious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English graciousness From gracious + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: affabilité — The state of being gracious
- French: aménité — The state of being gracious
- Romanian: grațiozitate — The state of being gracious
- Spanish: afabilidad — The state of being gracious
- Spanish: amenidad — The state of being gracious