Etymology

graciosity

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Today it means: graciousness, usually in a bad sense, as implying duplicity Full definition →

Middle English graciousete ← Middle French gracieuseté ← Latin grātiōsitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromgrātiōsitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromgracieuseté
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgraciousete
  4. English todaygraciosity

From Middle English graciousete, partly from Middle French gracieuseté, partly modelled on Latin grātiōsitās, and probably also partly equivalent to gracious + -osity.

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