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Dictionary: grace·ful   (grās'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" (Alisa Valdes).

gracefully grace'ful·ly adv.
gracefulness grace'ful·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Of such tasteful beauty as to elicit admiration: elegant, exquisite. See beautiful/ugly, style/good style/bad style.
  2. Marked by facility, especially of expression: easy, effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, smooth. See style/good style/bad style.

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adj

Definition: agile, charming, lovely
Antonyms: awkward, careless, graceless, inelegant, inept, uncouth, ungraceful, unhandy


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having beauty of form or movement.

pronunciation Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect — But tell me the truth. — Shel Silverstein (1932-1999).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - yndefuld, graciøs, elegant, smuk

Nederlands (Dutch)
gracieus

Français (French)
adj. - élégant, gracieux, digne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anmutig, graziös, taktvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χαριτωμένος, χαριτόβρυτος, κομψός

Italiano (Italian)
grazioso, aggraziato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gracioso, polido, oportuno, elegante

Русский (Russian)
грациозный, приятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - encantador, agraciado, precioso, gracioso, elegante, airoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - behagfull, charmerande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
优美的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 優美的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우아한, 고상한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 優雅な, 上品な, 礼儀をわきまえた, 潔い, 優美な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جميل, رشيق, لبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חינני, מובע בחן‬


 
 
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