Толковый словарь английского языка - gracious
Gracious
gracious
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus enjoying favor, agreeable, from gratia Date: 14th century 1. godly , pleasing , acceptable , 2. marked by kindness and courtesy , graceful , marked by tact and delicacy ; urbane , characterized by charm, good taste, generosity of spirit, and the tasteful leisure of wealth and good breeding , merciful , compassionate , ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~
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adj. & int. --adj. 1 kind; indulgent and beneficent to inferiors. 2 (of God) merciful, benign. 3 poet. kindly, courteous. 4 a polite epithet used of royal persons or their acts (the gracious speech from the throne). --int. expressing surprise. Phrases and idioms gracious living an elegant way of life. Derivatives graciosity n. graciously adv. graciousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L gratiosus (as GRACE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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