gracious
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.
Related words
debonair
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