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| grace [ grayss ] |
noun (plural graces) |
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1. elegance: elegance, beauty, and smoothness of form or movement
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2. politeness: dignified, polite, and decent behavior
  She fended off queries with her usual grace.
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3. generosity of spirit: a capacity to tolerate, accommodate, or forgive people
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4. prayer at mealtimes: a short prayer of thanks to God said before, or sometimes after, a meal
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5. finance
Same as grace period
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6. pleasing quality: a pleasing and admirable quality or characteristic
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usually used in the plural
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7. gift of God to humankind: in Christianity, the infinite love, mercy, favor, and goodwill shown to humankind by God
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8. freedom from sin: in Christianity, the condition of being free of sin, e.g. through repentance to God
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9. music
Same as grace note
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transitive verb (past and past participle graced, present participle grac·ing, 3rd person present singular grac·es) |
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1. contribute pleasingly to something: to make a pleasing contribution to an event, often by attending it
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often ironic
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So good of you to grace us with your presence.
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2. add elegance to something: to add elegance, beauty, or charm to something
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3. ornament music: to add ornamental or decorative notes to a piece of music
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin gratia< gratus "pleasing"] |
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fall from grace to lose a favored or privileged position
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with (a) bad grace in a rude and bad-tempered way
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with (a) good grace in a polite and willing way
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