le gracieux
graceful
Qui montre de la beauté, de l’élégance et de la légèreté dans ses mouvements ou sa manière d’être.
Definition & meaning
Gracieux can mean:
- Graceful, elegant or charming in appearance or movement.
- Courteous or gracious in manner.
- Free of charge, especially in formal or commercial contexts.
Grammar & Word origin
An adjective: gracieux is masculine singular; the feminine is gracieuse . The masculine plural is also gracieux, while the feminine plural is gracieuses .
It comes from the French noun grâce , meaning “grace,” ultimately from Latin gratia.
Synonyms & antonyms
- élégant — “elegant”; emphasizes style and refinement rather than charm.
- charmant — “charming”; emphasizes the pleasant impression someone or something makes.
- gratuit — “free of charge”; a more general term for something that costs nothing.
- disgracieux — “ungraceful” or “unattractive.”
- payant — “paid” or “requiring payment”; the opposite in the sense of free of charge.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Cet oiseau bouge toujours de manière gracieuse.adjective
This bird always moves in a graceful way.
Les mouvements du gymnaste sont gracieux.adjective
The gymnast's movements are graceful.
Le gracieux danseur a salué le public.adjective
The graceful dancer bowed to the audience.
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