Meaning of grace in English

grace

noun

/ɡreɪs/ us

/ɡreɪs/

grace noun (MOVEMENT)

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C1 [ U ]

a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way:

Joanna has natural grace and elegance.

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Beauty and attractiveness

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grace noun (POLITENESS)

C2 [ U ]

the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest:

good grace They accepted their defeat with good grace.

graces [ plural ] uk

/ɡreɪsɪz/ us

/ɡreɪsɪz/

ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant:

social graces Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.

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Polite and respectful

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grace noun (APPROVAL)

[ U ] formal

approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian religion) that is freely given by God to all humans:

divine grace Betty believed that it was through divine grace that her husband had recovered from his illness.

by the grace of God formal

through the kindness or help of God:

By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.

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Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion

grace noun (PRAYER)

[ C or U ]

a prayer said by Christians before a meal to thank God for the food:

say grace The children always say grace at dinnertime.

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Religious ceremonies & prayers

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grace noun (TIME)

[ U ]

a period of time left or allowed before something happens or before something must be done:

The exams have been postponed, so the students have a few days' grace before they start.

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Periods of time - general words

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Idiom

there but for the grace of God (go I)

grace

verb [ T ]

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/ɡreɪs/

to be in a place, on a thing etc. and make it look more attractive:

Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.

grace someone with your presence

to honour people by taking part in something:

We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.

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Decorating or making something attractive

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Grace

noun

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Your/His/Her Grace

used to address or refer to a duke, duchess or archbishop:

Her Grace,Duchess Katharine of Kent will be in attendance.

We are grateful for your kind attentions, Your Grace.

The service will be celebrated by His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Royalty, aristocracy & titles

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Religious titles

(Definition of grace from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

grace | American Dictionary

grace

noun [ U ]

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grace noun [U] (BEAUTY)

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simple beauty of movement or form:

The skaters moved over the ice with effortless grace.

grace noun [U] (PLEASANTNESS)

the charming quality of being polite and pleasant, or a willingness to be fair and to forgive:

She always handles her clients with tact and grace.

grace noun [U] (RELIGION)

a prayer of thanks to God that is said before and sometimes after a meal:

Before we eat, I want to ask Cory to say grace.

Grace is also approval or protection given by God:

By the grace of God, I hope to live for many years.

grace noun [U] (TIME)

an added period of time allowed before something must be done or paid:

The landlord gave us a week’s grace to pay the rent.

graceful

adjective us

/ˈɡreɪs·fəl/

The dancers formed graceful, whirling combinations.

graceful

adjective us

/ˈɡreɪs·fəl/

I want to make a graceful exit when it’s time to leave.

gracefully

adverb us

/ˈɡreɪs·fə·li/

He gracefully skis down the slopes.

gracefully

adverb us

/ˈɡreɪs·fə·li/

A lot of people grow old gracefully.

(Definition of grace from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

grace | Business English

grace

noun [ U ]

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extra time after the normal date that a payment should be made, work should be finished, etc. during which there is no punishment for being late:

give sb a month's/a week's/two weeks', etc. grace The bank gives customers a week's grace before charging a late fee.

China will give foreign companies up to a two-year grace period before taxing their capital goods imports.

See also

fall noun

(Definition of grace from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of grace, Grace?

Translations of grace

in Chinese (Traditional)

動作, 優美，優雅，雍容, 禮貌…

in Chinese (Simplified)

动作, 优美，优雅，雍容, 礼貌…

in Spanish

gracia, elegancia, bendición de la mesa…

in Portuguese

graça, oração de agradecimento, graças…

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चालण्या बोलण्याची आकर्षक पद्धत, खुशीने, झळकणे…

優雅さ, 上品（じょうひん）, 礼儀正（れいぎただ）しさ…

zarafet, nezaket, yemeklerden önce/sonra edilen şükür duası…

grâce [feminine], componction [feminine], grâces [feminine…

gràcia, elegància…

gratie, elegantie, fatsoen…

மென்மையான, தளர்வான மற்றும் கவர்ச்சிகரமான வழியில் நகரும் தரம், இனிமையாக கண்ணியமாக இருப்பதன் தரம் அல்லது நியாயமாகவும் நேர்மையாகவும் இருப்பதற்கான விருப்பம்…

लालित्य, विनम्रता, शालीनता…

લાલિત્ય અને મોહકતા, શાલીનતા, શોભાવવું…

ynde, elegance, være anstændig nok…

grace, elegans, anständighet[skänsla]…

gaya yang lemah lembut, budi bahasa, doa…

die Anmut, der Anstand, das Tischgebet…