grace
NOUN:
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice.
2. a pleasing, charming, or attractive quality or endowment:
He lacked the manly graces.
3. favor, goodwill, or approval:
stayed in his good graces.
4. the, or a granting of a favor or the manifestation of favor/goodwill, especially by a superior:
It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5. mercy; clemency; pardon:
He was saved by an act of grace from the governor.
6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. moral strength:
the grace to perform a duty.
8. elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion.
9. a sense of propriety and consideration for others.
10. days of grace.
11. unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
12. a virtue coming from God.
13. a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance.
14. a special favor; privilege:
each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage. — Rudyard Kipling.
15. disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency.
16. a temporary exemption; reprieve.
17. a charming or attractive trait or characteristic:
Among disagreeable qualities he possessed the saving grace of humor.
18. a pleasing appearance or effect; charm:
all the grace of youth. — John Buchan.
19. ease and suppleness of movement or bearing:
danced with such grace.
20. sense of propriety or right:
had the grace not to run for elective office. — Calvin Trillin.
21. the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful:
accepted his advice with grace.
Examples:
She walked across the stage with effortless grace. // She handles her problems with grace and dignity.
See historical usage at Dictionary.com.*
Origin:
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia “favor, kindness, esteem,” derivative of grātus “pleasing”. British dictionary: C12: from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus pleasing. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of grace: Noun: 12th century. Verb: 1585. History and Etymology for grace: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit gṛṇāti he praises. —Merriam-Webster.
See: other senses; plural.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 9 August 2020 {8:44 PM}
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice.
2. a pleasing, charming, or attractive quality or endowment:
He lacked the manly graces.
3. favor, goodwill, or approval:
stayed in his good graces.
4. the, or a granting of a favor or the manifestation of favor/goodwill, especially by a superior:
It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5. mercy; clemency; pardon:
He was saved by an act of grace from the governor.
6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. moral strength:
the grace to perform a duty.
8. elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion.
9. a sense of propriety and consideration for others.
10. days of grace.
11. unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
12. a virtue coming from God.
13. a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance.
14. a special favor; privilege:
each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage. — Rudyard Kipling.
15. disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency.
16. a temporary exemption; reprieve.
17. a charming or attractive trait or characteristic:
Among disagreeable qualities he possessed the saving grace of humor.
18. a pleasing appearance or effect; charm:
all the grace of youth. — John Buchan.
19. ease and suppleness of movement or bearing:
danced with such grace.
20. sense of propriety or right:
had the grace not to run for elective office. — Calvin Trillin.
21. the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful:
accepted his advice with grace.
Examples:
She walked across the stage with effortless grace. // She handles her problems with grace and dignity.
See historical usage at Dictionary.com.*
Origin:
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia “favor, kindness, esteem,” derivative of grātus “pleasing”. British dictionary: C12: from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus pleasing. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of grace: Noun: 12th century. Verb: 1585. History and Etymology for grace: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit gṛṇāti he praises. —Merriam-Webster.
See: other senses; plural.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 9 August 2020 {8:44 PM}