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gracieux

graceful, elegant

adjective grah-SYUH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Origin: Latin gratiosus

Also means

gracious, free of charge

Usage Note

Gracieux has two distinct senses: 'graceful' in movement (une danseuse gracieuse) and 'gracious/complimentary' in the expression à titre gracieux, meaning free of charge or as a favour. The feminine form is gracieuse. The noun grâce (grace, favour) is the root shared with grâce à (thanks to).

Examples

"Elle a des mouvements gracieux sur scène."

Natural Translation

She has graceful movements on stage.

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