gracious

Other forms of gracious

comparative

graciouser·

superlative

graciousest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gracious

What does gracious mean?

gracious means "characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gracious?

gracious has 2 syllables: gra-cious. The stress falls on "gra". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/.

What is another word for gracious?

Close synonyms include benignant, courteous, nice. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of gracious?

The recorded antonyms are ungracious.

Is gracious a common word?

gracious is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.