graciousness

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noun

The state of being gracious.

Similar
benignitybenignancy
Opposite
ungraciousness
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Meanings

noungraciousness (countable and uncountable, plural graciousnesses)

plural graciousnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being gracious.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcellence of manners or social conduct

Opposite
ungraciousness
Broader
courtesygood manners

nounthe quality of being kind and gentle

Similar
benignitybenignancy
Broader
goodgoodness
Also see
benignancybenignity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gracious + -ness.

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Translations

French affabilité, aménité
  • affabilitéThe state of being gracious
  • aménitéThe state of being gracious
Romanian grațiozitate
  • grațiozitateThe state of being gracious
Spanish afabilidad, amenidad
  • afabilidadThe state of being gracious
  • amenidadThe state of being gracious
Cite this entry
APA

graciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graciousness

MLA

“graciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graciousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graciousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graciousness.

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