English Explanatory Dictionary

grace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Charming, pleasing qualities.
  2. A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
  3. In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
  4. A grace note.
  5. Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.
  6. An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which they are free of at least part of their normal obligations towards the creditor.
  7. Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.
  8. An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.
  9. Mercy, pardon.
verb
  1. To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
  2. To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
  3. To supply with heavenly grace.
  4. To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
name
  1. A female given name from English.
  2. A surname.
  3. A placename in the United States:
  4. A minor city in Caribou County, Idaho.
  5. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  6. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi.
  7. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
  8. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
  9. An unincorporated community in Silver Bow County, Montana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
name
  1. Acronym of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹeɪs/ en-uk-grace.oga en-us-grace.ogg

Word forms

grace graces gracing graced

Etymology

From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful. The word displaced the native Middle English held, hield (“grace”) (from Old English held, hyld (“grace”)), Middle English este (“grace, favour, pleasure”) (from Old English ēst (“grace, kindness, favour”)), Middle English athmede(n) (“grace”) (from Old English ēadmēdu (“grace”)), Middle English are, ore (“grace, mercy, honour”) (from Old English ār (“honour, grace, kindness, mercy”)).

Synonyms

gracefulness Divine Providence Providence mense

Related words

God's gift gracious grateful gratitude

Derived words

airs and graces begrace bowgrace but for the grace of God cooperating grace coup de grace coup-de-grace covenant of grace engrace expectative grace fall from grace free grace good graces grace and favor grace and favour grace-cup graceful graceless gracelike grace note grace period gracesome grace stroke graceworthy gracism gracist heart of grace herb of grace irresistible grace lack-grace means of grace misgrace overgrace prevenient grace saving grace say grace scapegrace social grace special grace state of grace there but for the grace of God go I time of grace ungrace with bad grace with good grace with ill grace year of grace your grace Grace Estate
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