gracious
adjective
- marked by kindness and courtesy
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
adj
Etymology: 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.
- kind and warmly courteous
- tactful
- compassionate
- indulgent
- benignant
- full of grace; graceful; charming; elegant (in appearance, conduct, movement)
“The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges.”
- 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.”
intj
Etymology: 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.
- Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.