graceful
grace·ful (grās′fəl)
adjective
having grace, or beauty of form, composition, movement, or expression; elegant
graceful
modif.
Said of movement
lissome, supple, limber, agile, lithe, pliant, nimble, elastic, springy, easy, dexterous, adroit, smooth, controlled, balletic, sylphlike, light-footed, willowy, poised, practiced, skilled, rhythmic, sprightly, elegant. Said of objects or persons
elegant, neat, well-proportioned, trim, balanced, well-turned, symmetrical, dainty, pretty, harmonious, beautiful, comely, seemly, handsome, fair, delicate, tasteful, slender, decorative, artistic, exquisite, statuesque. Antonyms
ugly*, shapeless*, cumbersome. * Said of conduct
Preposition: in
- defeat: It is not easy to be graceful in defeat; I know that only too well.
- movement: They are light and graceful in movement with a firm muscular frame.
- way: They're often graceful in the way that Bacon himself was graceful.
Modifies a noun
- degradation: With look ahead map based support some graceful degradation could be provided.
- spire: The village church of St James features a graceful spire which can be seen for some distance on the approach to the village.
- swan: Two looks like a swan - imagine a large graceful white swan arching its beautiful neck.
- curve: The original pedestrian bridges on the motorway all follow graceful sweeping curves.
- arc: His sword slid in a graceful arc out of its scabbard.
- bow: Just at this moment he passed us on the stairs, making such a graceful bow!
Modifying Another Word
- particularly: Orchard Pig stands out as a particularly graceful piece, full of the music of hidden rhyme, and assonance; a true charm.
- so: The dancers were so graceful and very very talented.
- very: Louise dances beautifully around the stage, she is a very graceful mover; surely a legacy of her Arts Ed training.
- yet: His abandoned yet graceful Court was just the place for Voltaire.
- incredibly: The extraordinary X-UFO is an incredibly graceful flying machine that's so revolutionary even the boffins at Area 51 would be agog!
- not: Others cannot; their owning, is not graceful.
Used with adjective complement
- look: She looks so graceful taking a sip of her cappuccino, taking care not to burn her lips and tongue.
- seem: But even well-intended software changes that seem graceful at first glance might reveal quirks or hassles during extended use.
- feel: Even at considerably less, the wind flies through your hair and even the clumsiest oaf can feel graceful.
- become: Learning to be consciously aware of your movements in everyday life is variety of meditation which might help you to become more graceful.
- appear: Greene reflected upon the fact that he doesn't appear overly graceful, hacking away with his stubby, tho authentic, sword.
