graceful
[greys-fuh l]
- characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
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Origin of graceful
Synonyms
See more synonyms for graceful on Thesaurus.comlimber, lithe, lissome.
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Contemporary Examples
Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
“Wait…” Suddenly a huge, graceful black marlin leaps out of the water, sending a shower of water ten feet high.
The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.
She sent me an unexpected, funny and graceful note after the interview was published.
Nicholas II, the last Romanov, built the graceful Livadia Palace on top of a hill there.
Historical Examples
That being impossible, none other was graceful; hence none other was to be considered.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
That graceful maiden is too lovely for any destiny meaner than a royal marriage.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Kate's nature was limited; part of her graceful equipoise was narrowness.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
She's as graceful as a deer, and I'm sure she'll run as fast as any of them.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
Her perfect figure, perfectly encased, was graceful in every long curve.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
graceful
- characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc
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Word Origin and History for graceful
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