gracile

[ gras-il ]

adjective

1. gracefully slender.
2. slender; thin.

gracile

/ ˈɡræsaɪl; ɡræˈsɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

1. gracefully thin or slender
2. a less common word for graceful

Derived Forms

• gracility, noun

Other Words From

• gra·cil·i·ty [gra-, sil, -i-tee, gr, uh, -], gracile·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gracile¹

First recorded in 1615–25, gracile is from the Latin word gracilis slender, slight, thin

Word History and Origins

Origin of gracile¹

C17: from Latin gracilis slender

Example Sentences

Beatrice suggests to me something slim and gracile rather than two hundred pounds of hump-backed and enterprising pork.

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Before he recognized the olive-green tailor suit which he had come to know, he noticed the firm yet gracile move of her.

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Varro ascribes to him the gracile genus dicendi, the distinguishing features of which were venustas and subtilitas.

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The varied activities of the life of a leopard are what have developed the sinuous gracile strength we so admire.

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She heard it, too, for the gracile fingers fell from the strings.

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Related Words

• delicate
• fragile
• frail
• lanky
• lithe
• meager
• narrow
• skinny
• slight
• slim
• svelte
• wiry
• wispy