a. | 1. | Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love, or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; |
2. | Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. | |
3. | Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; |
Adj. | 1. | gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" Antonyms: ungracious - lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior" |
2. | gracious - doing or producing good Synonyms: benevolent, beneficent | |
3. | gracious - characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" Synonyms: benignant | |
4. | gracious - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" | |
5. | gracious - disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods" |