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graceful

/ɡɹˈeɪsfʌl/adjective2 syllables

Graceful means: characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution.

Synonyms for graceful17

adjective, as in characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

elegant, fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth, gainly, gracile, willowy, lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous, beautiful

adjective, as in suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

elegant, refined, gracious

Opposites of graceful

awkward

What does graceful mean?2

adjective

1

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

2

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with graceful?1

three syllables

disgraceful
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Graceful in a sentence

  • She is beautiful, and what is more, very graceful.Zifre
  • Seals are clumsy and ponderous on land, but very graceful in the water.patgfisher
  • Seals are clumsy and awkward on land, but very graceful in the water.badgerfan
  • Tallulah is like a graceful deer, she has doe's eyes.Solana
  • The spectators were moved by her graceful performance.Zifre
  • Graceful degradation is a close second to robustness.halfb1t
  • Now the slaves began to dance graceful undulating dances to enchanting music.Hybrid
  • Jamin's graceful posture and confident demeanor enhance her natural beauty.Amastan

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