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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gracioso
"La bailarina tenía un estilo muy elegante y gracioso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Having or showing grace or elegance, especially in movement, form, or proportion.
"The dancer made a graceful leap across the stage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'grace' (from Old French, ultimately from Latin 'gratia', meaning favor or charm), combined with the suffix '-ful' denoting abundance. Historically, it evolved from expressing divine favor to denoting elegance, charm, and beauty of movement or form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Graceful" is said worldwide
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gracieux
Transliteration: gracieux
"Elle a une démarche très gracieuse."
anmutig
Transliteration: anmutig
"Die Katze bewegte sich sehr anmutig."
grazioso
Transliteration: grazioso
"Il suo movimento era estremamente grazioso."
gracioso
Transliteration: gracioso
"La bailarina tenía un estilo muy elegante y gracioso."
gracioso
Transliteration: gracioso
"Ela realizou os movimentos de forma graciosa."
कृपापूर्ण
Transliteration: kripapoorna
"उसका नृत्य बहुत कृपापूर्ण था।"
优雅的
Transliteration: yōuyǎ de
"她迈着优雅的步伐走了进来。"
우아한
Transliteration: ua-han
"그 무용수는 우아한 동작을 선보였다."
優雅な
Transliteration: yūga na
"彼女の動きはとても優雅だった。"
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