单词 | grace |
释义 | grace/ɡreɪs /noun [mass noun] 1Smoothness and elegance of movement: she moved through the water with effortless grace...
Synonyms elegance, stylishness, poise, finesse, charm; gracefulness, dexterity, adroitness; deftness, fluidity of movement, fluency, flow, suppleness, smoothness, ease, effortlessness, naturalness, neatness, precision, agility, nimbleness, light-footedness informal poetry in motion rare flowingness, lightsomeness 2Courteous good will: he had the good grace to apologize to her afterwards...
Synonyms courtesy, courteousness, politeness, manners, good manners, mannerliness, civility, decorum, decency, propriety, breeding, respect, respectfulness; consideration, thought, thoughtfulness, tact, tactfulness, diplomacy, etiquette humorous couth 2.1 (graces) An attractively polite manner of behaving: she has all the social graces...
3(In Christian belief) the free and unmerited favour of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.The book approached the issue of salvation, God's grace, and human free will from a Calvinist perspective....
3.1 [count noun] A divinely given talent or blessing: the scheme has proved to be a great grace for the Church...
3.2The condition or fact of being favoured by someone.The genre's current fall from grace stems from the fact that it is dominated by the same DJs now as it was in 1988....
Synonyms favour, approval, approbation, acceptance, commendation, esteem, regard, respect, preferment, liking, support, goodwill favour, good will, generosity, kindness, benefaction, beneficence, indulgence 4A period officially allowed for payment of a sum due or for compliance with a law or condition, especially an extended period granted as a special favour: we’ll give them 30 days' grace and then we’ll be doing checks [as modifier]: a two-month grace period...
Synonyms deferment, deferral, postponement, suspension, putting off/back, adjournment, delay, shelving, rescheduling, interruption, arrest, pause; respite, stay, moratorium, reprieve; North American tabling; North American Law continuation rare put-off 5A short prayer of thanks said before or after a meal.Twain joined Livy at prayers and grace before meals....
Synonyms prayer of thanks, thanksgiving, blessing, benediction 6 (His, Her, or Your Grace) Used as forms of description or address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop: His Grace, the Duke of Atholl...
7 (the Graces or the Three Graces) (In Greek mythology) three beautiful goddesses (Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne) believed to personify and bestow charm, grace, and beauty. verb [with object and adverbial] 1Bring honour or credit to (someone or something) by one’s attendance or participation: he is one of the best players ever to have graced the game ironic she had deigned to grace the city of New York with her presence...
Synonyms dignify, distinguish, add distinction to, add dignity to, honour, bestow honour on, favour, enhance, add lustre to, magnify, ennoble, glorify, elevate, make lofty, aggrandize, upgrade 1.1 [with object] (Of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn: Ms Pasco has graced the front pages of magazines like Elle and Vogue...
Synonyms adorn, embellish, decorate, furnish, ornament, add ornament to, enhance; beautify, prettify, enrich, bedeck, deck (out), garnish, emblazon, gild, set off informal get up, do up, do out literary bejewel, bedizen, caparison, furbelow Phrasesbe in someone's good (or bad) graces fall from grace there but for the grace of God (go I) with good (or bad) grace OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin gratia, from gratus 'pleasing, thankful'; related to grateful. Rhymes |
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