Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grazioso

/ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
gra-zi-o-so
IPA
/ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grazioso (“graceful”), from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”). Doublet of gracioso and gracious.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: grazioso, grātiōsus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/

Inflected Forms

more grazioso (comparative) most grazioso (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce grazioso?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹɑtsiˈoʊsoʊ/.
What does grazioso mean?
graceful, flowing
Where does grazioso come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce grazioso

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