ungracious

Questions about ungracious

What does ungracious mean?

ungracious means "lacking charm and good taste". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ungracious?

ungracious has 4 syllables: un-gra-ci-ous. The stress falls on "ci".

What is another word for ungracious?

Close synonyms include discourteous. 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 ungracious?

The recorded antonyms are gracious.

Is ungracious a common word?

ungracious is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.