Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - graceful
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Graceful
graceful
1. Someone or something that is graceful moves in a smooth and controlled way which is attractive to watch. His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless. ...graceful ballerinas. ADJ • gracefully She stepped gracefully onto the stage. ADV: ADV with v 2. Something that is graceful is attractive because it has a pleasing shape or style. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful. ADJ • gracefully She loved the gracefully high ceiling, with its white-painted cornice. ADV: ADV adj/-ed 3. If a person’s behaviour is graceful, it is polite, kind, and pleasant, especially in a difficult situation. Aubrey could think of no graceful way to escape Corbet’s company... He was charming, cheerful, and graceful under pressure. ADJ • gracefully We managed to decline gracefully. ADV: ADV with v
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1.
adjective Date: 1557 displaying grace in form or action ; pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. having or showing grace or elegance. Derivatives gracefully adv. gracefulness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. грациозный, изящный graceful figure —- изящная фигура graceful gesture —- грациозный жест 2. приятный, элегантный graceful speech —- изящная речь 3. вежливый, любезный it would be a graceful act on your part —- это будет очень любезно с вашей стороны ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
~ adj 1 moving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape (a slim graceful figure) 2 behaving in a polite and pleasant way (a graceful apology) - gracefully adv (When I am no longer needed, I shall retire gracefully.) - gracefulness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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