grace

  • 11grace — [grās] n. [ME < OFr < L gratia, pleasing quality, favor, thanks < gratus, pleasing < IE base * gwer , to lift up the voice, praise > Sans gṙṅāti, (he) sings, praises & OIr bard, bard] 1. beauty or charm of form, composition,… …

    English World dictionary

  • 12Grace — Grace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gracing}.] 1. To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. [1913 Webster] Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line. Pope. [1913 Webster] We are graced with wreaths of victory. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13grace — ► NOUN 1) elegance of movement. 2) courteous good will: she had the grace to look sheepish. 3) (graces) attractive qualities or behaviour: a horrible character with no saving graces. 4) (in Christian belief) the free and unearned favour of God.… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14Grace — GRACE  дебютный альбом исполнителя Джеффа Бакли, выпущенный в США компанией Columbia в 1994 году. Включает следующие треки: 1. Mojo Pin (Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas) 2. Grace (Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas) 3. Last Goodbye (J.Buckley) 4. Lilac… …

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  • 15grace — n 1: a special favor: privilege considered by many authorities to be a matter of grace and not of right The Mentally Disabled and the Law 2 a: a temporary exemption b: the prerogative of mercy exercised (as by a chief e …

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  • 16Grace — f English, Irish, and Scottish: from the abstract noun (from Latin grātia), first used as a given name by the Puritans in the 17th century, and still moderately popular (and to a large extent dissociated from the vocabulary word). Its popularity… …

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  • 17Grace — Grace, Grâce Le nom est porté à la Réunion, où il s agit certainement d un prénom féminin devenu nom de famille. On le rencontre aussi dans l Ain et les Côtes d Armor, où on pensera plutôt à un toponyme : une commune des Côtes d Armor s appelle… …

    Noms de famille

  • 18Grâce — Grace, Grâce Le nom est porté à la Réunion, où il s agit certainement d un prénom féminin devenu nom de famille. On le rencontre aussi dans l Ain et les Côtes d Armor, où on pensera plutôt à un toponyme : une commune des Côtes d Armor s appelle… …

    Noms de famille

  • 19Grace — fem. proper name, lit. favor, grace; see GRACE (Cf. grace) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 20grace — [n1] charm, loveliness address, adroitness, agility, allure, attractiveness, balance, beauty, breeding, comeliness, consideration, cultivation, decency, decorum, dexterity, dignity, ease, elegance, etiquette, finesse, finish, form, gracefulness,… …

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