grace
noun, verb, graced, grac⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action. |
| 2. | a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment. |
| 3. | favor or good will. |
| 4. | a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school. |
| 5. | mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace. |
| 6. | favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity. |
| 8. | Theology.
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| 9. | moral strength: the grace to perform a duty. |
| 10. | a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given. |
| 11. | (usually initial capital letter ) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually prec. by your, his,etc.). |
| 12. | Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae. |
| 13. | Music. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms| 14. | to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house. |
| 15. | to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence. |
| 16. | fall from grace,
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| 17. | have the grace to, to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please? |
| 18. | in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long. |
| 19. | with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace. Also, with a bad grace. |
| 20. | with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace. |
Origin:
1125–75; ME < class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; ">grātia favor, kindness, esteem, deriv. ofgrātus pleasing
1125–75; ME < class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; ">grātia favor, kindness, esteem, deriv. ofgrātus pleasing

Related forms:
gracelike, adjective
Synonyms:
1. attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease. 4.kindness, kindliness, love, benignity; condescension. 5. lenity, leniency. 14. embellish, beautify, deck, decorate, ornament; enhance, honor.
1. attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease. 4.kindness, kindliness, love, benignity; condescension. 5. lenity, leniency. 14. embellish, beautify, deck, decorate, ornament; enhance, honor.
Antonyms:
1. ugliness. 4. animosity. 5. harshness. 14. disfigure.
1. ugliness. 4. animosity. 5. harshness. 14. disfigure.
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