| word | grace |
|---|---|
| definition | noun If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way . He moved with the grace of a trained boxer. Ballet classes are important for poise and grace. If someone behaves with grace, they behave in a pleasant, polite, and dignified way, even when they are upset or being treated unfairly. The new King seemed to be carrying out his duties with grace and due decorum. The young woman had grace beyond her years. The graces are the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered . She didn't fit in and she had few social graces. Grace is used in expressions such as a day's grace and a month's grace to say that you are allowed that amount of extra time before you have to finish something. She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in. We have only a few hours' grace before the soldiers come. In Christianity and some other religions, grace is the kindness that God shows to people because he loves them. It was only by the grace of God that no one died. When someone says grace before or after a meal, they say a prayer in which they thank God for the food and ask Him to bless it. Leo, will you say grace? ...a Latin grace. You use expressions such as Your Grace and Her Grace when you are addressing or referring to a duke, duchess, or archbishop. Your Grace, I have a great favour to ask of you. verb If you say that something graces a place or a person, you mean that it makes them more attractive. He went to the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room. Her shoulders were graced with mink and her fingers sparkled with diamonds. If you say that someone important will grace an event or an organization, you mean that they have agreed to be present at the event or to be part of the organization. He had been invited to grace a function at the evening college. |
| inflections | gracesgracinggraced |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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