Meanings
comparative more gracious · superlative most gracious · alternative gratious
- Compassionate.
Synonyms: graceful
- Benevolent.
Synonyms: graceful
- Magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise.
Synonyms: graceful
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.
adjectiveKind and warmly courteous.
adjectiveCompassionate.
adjectiveIndulgent.
adjectiveBenignant.
adjectiveBenevolent.
adjectiveCharming.
adjectiveElegant (in appearance, conduct, movement).
adjectiveMagnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
adjectiveTactful.
adjectiveFull of or exhibiting the grace of God (which can entail most of the preceding senses).
interjectionExpression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
adjectivecharacterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
adjectivedisposed to bestow favors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latingratiosus
- Old Frenchgracieus
- Middle Englishgracious
- Englishgracious
From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian любезен, милостив
- любезен (ljubezen)kind and warmly courteous
- милостив (milostiv)indulgent
- снизходителен (snizhoditelen)indulgent
Dutch vriendelijk, hoffelijk
- vriendelijkkind and warmly courteous
- hoffelijkkind and warmly courteous
- meelevendcompassionate
- barmhartigcompassionate
- medelijdendcompassionate
- toegeeflijkindulgent
- grootmoedigmagnanimous, without arrogance or complaint — see also magnanimous
- edelmoedigmagnanimous, without arrogance or complaint — see also magnanimous
- tactvoltactful
- sierlijkfull of grace — see also graceful, charming, elegant
- gracieusfull of grace — see also graceful, charming, elegant
- elegantfull of grace — see also graceful, charming, elegant
Esperanto kompleza
- komplezakind and warmly courteous
Finnish ystävällinen, kohtelias
- ystävällinenkind and warmly courteous
- kohteliaskind and warmly courteous
- suopeaindulgent
German gütig, liebenswürdig
- gütigkind and warmly courteous
- liebenswürdigkind and warmly courteous
- freundlichkind and warmly courteous
Greek ελεήμων
- ελεήμων (eleḯmon)compassionate
Hungarian kedves, szíves
- kedveskind and warmly courteous
- szíveskind and warmly courteous
- jóságoskind and warmly courteous
- nyájaskind and warmly courteous
- barátságoskind and warmly courteous
- szívélyeskind and warmly courteous
- könyörületescompassionate
- irgalmascompassionate
- jóindulatúindulgent
- jószívűindulgent
- elnézőindulgent
- engedékenyindulgent
Latin cōmis
- cōmiskind and warmly courteous
Persian بخشنده, مهربان
- بخشنده (baxšande)kind and warmly courteous
- مهربان (mehrabân)kind and warmly courteous
- بخشنده (baxšande)indulgent
Polish miłościwy, łaskawy
- miłościwykind and warmly courteous
- łaskawykind and warmly courteous
- dobrotliwykind and warmly courteous
Romanian indulgent, îngăduitor
- indulgentindulgent
- îngăduitorindulgent
Swedish nådig
- nådigindulgent
Turkish merhametli
- merhametliindulgent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gracious
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Cite this entry
gracious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gracious
“gracious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gracious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gracious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gracious.
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