'Gracious' definitions:
Definition of 'gracious'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" [ant: ungracious]
adjective
Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: benignant, gracious]
adjective
adjective
Disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
Definition of 'Gracious'
From: GCIDE
- Gracious \Gra"cious\ (gr[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See Grace.]
- 1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love, or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty. [1913 Webster]
- A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. --Neh. ix. 17. [1913 Webster]
- So hallowed and so gracious in the time. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. [1913 Webster]
- Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . . There was not such a gracious creature born. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
- Syn: Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent; benignant; merciful. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gracious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- affable,
- affectionate,
- agreeable,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- approachable,
- attentive,
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- benign,
- benignant,
- bighearted,
- blissful,
- Bohemian,
- bonhomous,
- bounteous,
- bountiful,
- brotherly,
- casual,
- cheerful,
- chivalrous,
- Christian,
- Christlike,
- Christly,
- civil,
- civilized,
- clubby,
- compassionate,
- compatible,
- complaisant,
- compliant,
- congenial,
- considerate,
- cordial,
- courteous,
- courtly,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- dainty,
- decent,
- deferential,
- degage,
- delicate,
- desirable,
- discriminating,
- easygoing,
- elegant,
- en rapport,
- enjoyable,
- fair,
- fair and pleasant,
- familiar,
- fastidious,
- felicific,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- folksy,
- forthcoming,
- fraternal,
- free,
- free and easy,
- freehanded,
- freehearted,
- friendly,
- gallant,
- generous,
- genial,
- giving,
- good,
- good-natured,
- goodly,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- greathearted,
- handsome,
- harmonious,
- haymish,
- heart-warming,
- hearty,
- homely,
- homey,
- honeyed,
- hospitable,
- human,
- humane,
- indulgent,
- informal,
- irregular,
- kind,
- kindhearted,
- kindly,
- kindly-disposed,
- large,
- largehearted,
- lavish,
- liberal,
- likable,
- loose,
- loving,
- magnanimous,
- mannered,
- mellifluous,
- mellow,
- munificent,
- natural,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- obliging,
- offhand,
- offhanded,
- oh,
- open,
- openhanded,
- openhearted,
- outgoing,
- overindulgent,
- overpermissive,
- permissive,
- plain,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pleasure-giving,
- pleasureful,
- polished,
- polite,
- princely,
- profuse,
- receptive,
- refined,
- relaxed,
- respectful,
- rewarding,
- satisfying,
- simple,
- sociable,
- softhearted,
- solicitous,
- sophisticated,
- starchy,
- stately,
- stintless,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- sympathetic,
- sympathizing,
- tactful,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- thoughtful,
- unaffected,
- unassuming,
- unceremonious,
- unconstrained,
- unconventional,
- ungrudging,
- unofficial,
- unselfish,
- unsparing,
- unstinted,
- unstinting,
- unstudied,
- urbane,
- warm,
- warm-hearted,
- warmhearted,
- welcome,
- welcoming,
- well-mannered