graceful
/ˈɡɹeɪsfəl/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
2.adj.suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
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graceful and grateful differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. graceful means “characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution”. grateful means “feeling or showing gratitude”. grateful is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɡɹeɪsfəl/
1.adj.characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
2.adj.suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
/ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/
1.adj.feeling or showing gratitude
“a grateful heart”
2.adj.affording comfort or pleasure
“the grateful warmth of the fire”
| graceful | grateful | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪsfəl/ | /ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ |
| Said | GRAY-sfuhl | GRAYT-fuhl |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 8 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | thankful |
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