gracious : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gracious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gracious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gracious adj characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" Antonym(s): ungracious characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" Synonym(s): benignant, gracious exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" Synonym(s): courteous, gracious, nice disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gracious \Gra"cious\, a. [F. gracieux, L. gratiosus. See {Grace}.] 1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious majesty. A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. --Neh. ix. 17. So hallowed and so gracious in the time. --Shak. 2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent. Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . . There was not such a gracious creature born. --Shak. 3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections. Syn: Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent; benignant; merciful.