"graceful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-graceful.ogg [US] Forms: more graceful [comparative], most graceful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English graceful; equivalent to grace + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|graceful}} Middle English graceful, {{suffix|en|grace|ful|pos=adjective}} grace + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} graceful (comparative more graceful, superlative most graceful)
  1. Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion. Translations (showing grace): ἁβρός (habrós) (Ancient Greek), رَشِيق (rašīq) (Arabic), ظَرِيف (ẓarīf) (Arabic), لَطِيف (laṭīf) (Arabic), صُبَاح (ṣubāḥ) (Arabic), وَسِيم (wasīm) (Arabic), грацио́зен (graciózen) (Bulgarian), елега́нтен (elegánten) (Bulgarian), لارولەنج (larulenc) (Central Kurdish), 優雅 (Chinese Mandarin), 优雅 (yōuyǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 優美 (Chinese Mandarin), 优美 (yōuměi) (Chinese Mandarin), elegantní (Czech), elegant (Dutch), gracieus (Dutch), gracia (Esperanto), graatsiline (Estonian), solge (Estonian), sulava (Finnish), sulavaliikkeinen (Finnish), viehättävä (Finnish), viehkeä (Finnish), komea (Finnish), kaunis (Finnish), upea (Finnish), uljas (Finnish), gracieux (French), anmutig (German), ansprechend (German), elegant (German), graziös (German), reizend (German), zierlich (German), huldreich (German), χαριτωμένος (charitoménos) (Greek), εύχαρις (éfcharis) (Greek), méltóságteljes (Hungarian), spéiriúil (Irish), elegante (Italian), aggraziato (Italian), leggiadro (Italian), bello (Italian), 優雅 (yūga) (alt: ゆうが) (Japanese), 淑やか (shitoyaka) (alt: しとやか) (Japanese), grasiozo (Ladino), henozo (Ladino), грацио́зен (graciózen) (Macedonian), елега́нтен (elegánten) (Macedonian), huatau (Maori), باوقار (bâ-vaqâr) (Persian), pełen wdzięku (Polish), powabny (Polish), gracioso (Portuguese), грацио́зный (gracióznyj) (Russian), изя́щный (izjáščnyj) (Russian), элега́нтный (elegántnyj) (Russian), gracefu (Scots), elegant (Scots), cumly (Scots), gent (Scots), gymp (Scots), jimp (Scots), gentie (Scots), feat (Scots), graciozan (Serbo-Croatian), elegantan (Serbo-Croatian), ljubak (Serbo-Croatian), grácil (Spanish), gracioso (Spanish), behagfull (Swedish), elegant (Swedish), anslående (Swedish), tilltalende (Swedish), förtjusande (Swedish), prydlig (Swedish), ağırbaşlı (Turkish), ince (Turkish), vakur (Turkish), zarif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-graceful-en-adj-~9GIGTEE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of 'showing grace': 82 16 3
  2. Magnanimous, lacking arrogance or complaint; gracious. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-graceful-en-adj-2NH0rsxm Disambiguation of Personality: 25 70 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 44 28 4 8 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ful: 14 48 27 4 7
  3. (computing) Gradual and non-disruptive. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-graceful-en-adj-62iG0~pL Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 19 36 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 43 42 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gracefull [archaic] Derived forms: graceful degradation, gracefulness Related terms: grace, gracious

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          "word": "لارولەنج"
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          "word": "henozo"
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          "sense": "showing grace",
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          "word": "pełen wdzięku"
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          "sense": "showing grace",
          "word": "gymp"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "code": "sco",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
      "word": "jimp"
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      "code": "sco",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
      "word": "gentie"
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      "word": "feat"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
      "word": "ağırbaşlı"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "showing grace",
      "word": "ince"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "showing grace",
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