"social grace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social graces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} social grace (countable and uncountable, plural social graces)
  1. A skill for dealing with people and society. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-social_grace-en-noun-39yeWGhu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. The ability to fit into polite society and behave properly and with etiquette. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-social_grace-en-noun-2ybk1YhY

Inflected forms

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