gracious
Middle English
/ɡraːsiˈuːs/
adj
Definitions
- kind, gracious, polite
- forgiving, relenting (used mainly positively)
- godly, Christian, involving the graciousness of God.
- lucky, glad; bestowed with good fortune.
- enjoyable, nice, pleasing.
- good-looking; pleasing to the eye.
- obedient, respectworthy
- (rare) useful, beneficious
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gracious derived from Latin grātiōsus (agreeable, popular) affix from Middle English grace.
Origin
Middle English
grace
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grace English
- gracious English
- graciously English
- graciousness English
- ingracious English
- misgracious English
- ungracious English
- gratiosus Latin
- grātiōsus Latin
- grazioso Italian
- gratieus Dutch, Flemish
- gracieux French
- gracioso Spanish, Castilian
- grace Middle English
- graceful Middle English
- graceles Middle English
- gracen Middle English
- graciously Middle English
- graciousnesse Middle English
- grace Old French
- gracieus Old French
- gracious Old French
- graciós Catalan, Valencian
- gracioos Middle Dutch
- grâcieux Norman
- gracioso Old Portuguese