graceful

[ greys-fuhl ]

adjective

1. characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful reply.

   a graceful dancer;

   a graceful reply.

   Synonyms: lissome, lithe, limber

graceful

/ ˈɡreɪsfʊl /

adjective

1. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈgracefully, adverb
• ˈgracefulness, noun

Other Words From

• grace·ful·ly adverb
• grace·ful·ness noun
• non·grace·ful adjective
• non·grace·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of graceful¹

A late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; grace, -ful

Example Sentences

“He seemed so graceful and effortless the way he did the show,” Kimmel adds, “but there was so much about Johnny that I don’t think anybody living knows.”

From Los Angeles Times

Just in front of Ugarte, Amorim will want a more graceful player to slalom into the next line, and here is where Kobbie Mainoo or Mason Mount – hard-working and intelligent, in the Amorim mould – may come to the fore.

From BBC

Martha Stewart, the brand and the person, is graceful and ordered, like the gardens that give her life purpose.

From Salon

With a metatheatrical nod and a graceful swap of a shawl, Auberjonois then plays the comedian for the majority of the piece.

From Los Angeles Times

Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

From Salon

Related Words

• balletic
• beautiful
• decorative
• delicate
• elegant
• exquisite
• handsome
• limber
• lithe
• neat
• nimble
• refined
• rhythmic
• shapely
• slender
• smooth
• supple
• symmetrical
• tasteful