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graceful
moving in a smooth, controlled, and pleasing way
Synonyms
- elegant
- poised
- fluid
Antonyms
- clumsy
- awkward
graceful in a sentence
The graceful deer stepped quietly through the tall grass.
The swan looked graceful as it glided across the still pond.
Where it comes from
From Latin gratia 'favor or charm' through grace + -ful
Memory hook
Picture a swan gliding smoothly across a pond without a splash—that is graceful movement.
Word parts
- -ful — turns a noun into an adjective meaning full of or strongly marked by it
graceful: grace + -ful (full of or marked by)
Read it in context
- The Boat in the Rain Narrative