gracious

[US]/ˈɡreɪʃəs/
[UK]/ˈɡreɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kind and courteous; showing kindness and courtesy; noble; elegant
int. Good Heavens; Oh dear.

Phrases & Collocations

gracious host

gracious gesture

Example Sentences

It's gracious of you to come.

She is a gracious lady.

smiling and gracious in defeat.

conduct oneself in a most gracious manner

Her Gracious Majesty the Queen

She was a very gracious lady.

a cordial greeting; cordial relations.See Synonyms at gracious

responded to the insult with gracious humor.

gracious even to unexpected visitors;

the accession of Her present gracious Majesty.

His gracious manners put me at ease.

the British painter specialized in gracious Victorian interiors.

I am saved by God's gracious intervention on my behalf.

his demeanour was self-effacing, gracious, and polite.

I am obliged to you for your gracious hospitality.

She welcomed her guests in a gracious manner.

She was gracious enough to show us round her home.

She was,to the end,a gentlewoman of the old school,gracious and mannerly.

Real-world Examples

I thanked Jane for her gracious hospitality.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

" Good gracious, Harry, " said Dumbledore in surprise.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Do whatever you want. Thank you, that's very gracious.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

Shall will in others seem right gracious, And in my will no fair acceptance shine?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

“King's Cross station! ” Dumbledore was chuckling immoderately. “Good gracious, really? ”

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

My goodness gracious, look at your flowers.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

Gracious, Conseil put in, a choir of bulls?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

" Be gracious" means to be kind and respectful.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Gracious of you to share it with me.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

This new book is about gracious living in Monaco.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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