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grace¹
- /ɡɹeɪs/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).
noun graces
- Charming, pleasing qualities. The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.
- A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal. It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.
- In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
- A grace note. The Trill being the most usual Grace, is usually made in Closes, Cadences, and when on a long Note Exclamation or Passion is expressed, there the Trill is made in the latter part of such Note; but most usually upon binding Notes and such Notes as precede the closing Note.
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Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
The dancer moved with grace and strength.
Similar: gracefulness
- An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor. The repayment of the loan starts after a three-year grace.
- Favor, sanction or beneficence. The minister has extended his grace to our effort.
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Free and undeserved favour from God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
Near-synonyms: Divine Providence, Providence
Similar: Divine Providence, Providence
- An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
- Mercy, pardon.
verb graces · gracing · graced
- To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. He graced the room with his presence.
- To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour. He might, at his pleasure, grace […]or disgrace whom he would in court.
- To supply with heavenly grace. Thy first publique miracle graceth a marriage
- To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to. For D and E, the G and A fingers are generally used for gracing, though E is sometimes more conveniently graced by F#.
Similar: mense
Grace²
- /ɡɹeɪs/
Sounds like grace · Rhymes with -eɪs
Where it comes from
From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.
proper noun Graces
- A female given name from English. To The Handsome Mistress Grace Potter: As is your name, so is your comely face / Touch'd everywhere with such a diffused grace /
- A surname.
- A minor city in Caribou County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Silver Bow County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
GRACE³
proper noun
- Acronym of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Since the Tibetan plateau contains a lot of “closed” catchments, from which meltwater cannot easily escape, large amounts of melting could happen without GRACE detecting them.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beautify, good will, goodwill, favour, honor, seemliness, thanksgiving, favor, blessing, gracility, embellish, adorn, ornament, decorate, honour, deck
verb
Similar: mense
Translations
Every language
noun short prayer of thanks before or after a meal
| Español | gracias, benedícite |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 祈り inori |
| Português | graças |
| Français | bénédicité, grâces |
| Deutsch | Tischgebet |
| Italiano | benedicite, ringraziamento |
| Ελληνικά | ευλογία evlogía |
| Română | rugăciune de mulțumire |
| Русский | моли́тва molítva |
| עברית | בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן birkát hamazón |
noun elegant movement, poise or balance
| Español | gracia, donaire |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우아 ua |
| 日本語 | 雅やか miyabiyaka, 優雅 yūga |
| 中文 | 優雅 /优雅 yōuyǎ |
| हिन्दी | अदा adā |
| Português | graça |
| Français | grâce |
| Deutsch | Anmut, Grazie |
| Italiano | grazia, eleganza, garbo, leggiadria |
| Ελληνικά | χάρη chári |
| Română | grație, eleganță |
| Русский | гра́ция grácija, изя́щество izjáščestvo |
| עברית | חֵן ẖen |
noun allowance of time granted to a debtor — see also grace period
| 日本語 | 支払猶予期間 shiharai yūyo kikan |
|---|---|
| Português | carência |
| Deutsch | Aufschub, Fristverlängerung, Zahlungsfrist |
| Italiano | dilazione, tolleranza |
| Română | perioadă de grație |
| Русский | отсро́чка otsróčka, переды́шка peredýška |
| עברית | חֶסֶד ẖésed |
noun free and undeserved favour, especially of God
| Español | gracia, merced |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은혜 eunhye |
| 日本語 | 加護 kago, 恩恵 onkei, 恩寵 oncho |
| 中文 | 恩典 ēndiǎn, 恩惠 ēnhuì |
| हिन्दी | कृपा kŕpā, फ़ैज़ faiz |
| Kiswahili | neema |
| Português | graça |
| Français | grâce, miséricorde |
| Deutsch | Gnade, Gunst, Huld |
| Italiano | grazia, benevolenza |
| Ελληνικά | χάρη chári, παραχώρηση parachórisi |
| Română | har, grație |
| Русский | ми́лость mílostʹ, милосе́рдие milosérdije, благоволе́ние blagovolénije, благоскло́нность blagosklónnostʹ |
| עברית | חֶסֶד ẖésed |
noun divine assistance in resisting sin
| 日本語 | 加護 kago |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आशीर्वाद āśīrvād, आशीष āśīṣ |
| Português | graça |
| Français | grâce |
| Deutsch | Gnade, Gunst, Huld |
| Ελληνικά | χάρη chári |
| Română | grație |
| Русский | благода́ть blagodátʹ, ми́лость mílostʹ |
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title = {grace},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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