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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gracious

/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
gra-cious
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

adj

Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʷerH-, gracious, gracieus, gratiosus

Inflected Forms

more gracious (comparative) most gracious (superlative) gratious (alternative)

Derived Forms

graciously graciousness ingracious overgracious ungracious

Phrases

good gracious goodness gracious goodness gracious me gracious me oh my goodness gracious

Frequently Paired Words

graceful

Synonyms

graceful blessed wow courteous nice benignant

Rhymes With

spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious salacious

Questions

How do you pronounce gracious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/.
What does gracious mean?
Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.
Where does gracious come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gracious

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