graced

grace

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [greys]
- /greɪs/
- /ɡreɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greys]
- /greɪs/

Definitions of graced word

noun graced elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness. 1
noun graced a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment: He lacked the manly graces. 1
noun graced favor or goodwill. Synonyms: kindness, kindliness, love, benignity; condescension. 1
noun graced a manifestation of favor, especially by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school. Synonyms: forgiveness, charity, mercifulness. Antonyms: animosity, enmity, disfavor. 1
noun graced mercy; clemency; pardon: He was saved by an act of grace from the governor. Synonyms: lenity, leniency, reprieve. Antonyms: harshness. 1
noun graced favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity. 1

See all 23 definitions of graced

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Origin of graced

First appearance:

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

1125-75; Middle English < Old French < Latin grātia favor, kindness, esteem, derivative of grātus pleasing

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Parts of speech for Graced

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Graced

graced popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for graced

adjective graced

endowed — Simple past tense and past participle of endow.
well-endowed — to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.

All 2 Synonyms of graced

Antonyms for graced

noun graced

disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

verb graced

defaced — having had the surface, legibility, or appearance spoiled or marred
demeaned — Simple past tense and past participle of demean.
condemned — A condemned man or woman is going to be executed.
decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
degraded — disgraced, debased, depraved, etc.

All 16 Antonyms of graced