: displaying grace (see grace entry 1 sense 3) in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement
a graceful dancer
gracefulness
noun
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He has become a very graceful dancer.
the graceful movements of a ballerina
She was a graceful young woman with delicate features.
the long, graceful neck of a swan
His writing is clear and graceful.
There was no graceful way to say no to their offer.
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There’s Ardern, the graceful, good-humored leader, whose jovial nature and kindness-first approach is framed in sharp contrast to that of Donald Trump in the doc.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
January 22, 2025, marks the 55th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, the graceful giant jet that changed the world of travel.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
While her graceful and colorful still lifes from the period seem far removed from the heaviness of the conditions in the camps, their flowers, fruit and vegetables were the product of her fellow inmates’ backbreaking labor in a landscape not at all conducive to farming.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Apparently, the car behind me wasn’t happy with my new graceful attitude.
—Stefanie Wass, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
January 22, 2025, marks the 55th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, the graceful giant jet that changed the world of travel.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
While her graceful and colorful still lifes from the period seem far removed from the heaviness of the conditions in the camps, their flowers, fruit and vegetables were the product of her fellow inmates’ backbreaking labor in a landscape not at all conducive to farming.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Apparently, the car behind me wasn’t happy with my new graceful attitude.
—Stefanie Wass, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graceful. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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