gracious
adjectifinterjectioncourant dans les dialogues
- //ˈɡɹeɪʃəs//
kind and warmly courteous
adjectif
- 1
kind and warmly courteous
- 2
tactful
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compassionate
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indulgent
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benignant
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full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges.
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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.
Étymologie
From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.
interjection
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Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
Formes
- comparatif
- more gracious
- superlatif
- most gracious