characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
Used in a Sentence
gracious
How to use gracious in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for gracious.
Editorial note
In those places it's time to be gracious winners!
Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gracious gathered in one view.
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king"
exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gracious.
adjective
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
adjective
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king"
See also: benignant
adjective
exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"
adjective
disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
Example sentences
In those places it's time to be gracious winners!
I could have gone out in a more gracious fashion, et cetera.
I hope that if I found myself in their position that I would be as gracious.
Losing graciously doesn't mean giving up without a fight, it means once you've lost, you take it well.
If we could all be as gracious and even-keeled and creative as Woz the world would be a better place.
Someone is gracious enough to release their code base, and choose to make a snide remark about their choice of hosting?
This was an exceedingly gracious and thoughtful post.
They were very gracious, and only had a couple of TM-related issues they wanted fixed.
How do we know she wasn't a horrible person and this is actually a gracious response?I really have no idea, but I think it's pretty unfair to make character judgements from a single note out of context.
In no instance have I ever heard him being anything other than perfectly gracious, even when being repeatedly personally attacked, so I'm having a hard time understanding your criticism of him - which amounts to calling him names.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gracious in a sentence?
In those places it's time to be gracious winners!
What does gracious mean?
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
What part of speech is gracious?
gracious is commonly used as adjective.