gracility

  • 1Gracility — Gra*cil i*ty, n. [L. gracilitas; cf. F. gracilit[ e].] State of being gracilent; slenderness. Milman. Youthful gracility. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2gracility — noun see gracile …

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  • 3gracility — See gracile. * * * …

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  • 4gracility — [grə sɪlɪti] noun archaic the state of being gracefully slender …

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  • 5gracility — gra·cil·i·ty …

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  • 6gracility — n. 1 slenderness. 2 (of literary style) unornamented simplicity …

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  • 7gracile — gracility /gra sil i tee, greuh /, gracileness, n. /gras il/, adj. 1. gracefully slender. 2. slender; thin. [1615 25; < L gracilis slender, slight, thin] * * * …

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  • 8gracile — adjective Etymology: Latin gracilis Date: 1623 1. slender, slight 2. graceful 3. of, relating to, resembling, or being a relatively small slender australopithecine (genus Australopithecus) characterized especially by molars and incisors of&#8230; …

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