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Meaning in simple English
US /ɡreɪs/
grace means: The ability to move smoothly, beautifully, and easily.
noun
SMOOTH MOVEMENTB2
The ability to move smoothly, beautifully, and easily.
- She dances with grace.
- The bird landed with surprising grace.
- Years of practice gave his movements a natural grace.
FREE KINDNESSC1
Kindness or help given freely, especially by God, without needing to earn it.
- They trusted in the grace of God.
- She believed that grace could change a person.
- The sermon linked grace with freely given love.
PLEASING QUALITYC1
A pleasant or attractive quality that makes a person or thing more appealing.
- Her kindness was her greatest grace.
- His humor was the evening’s saving grace.
- She possessed all the social graces expected at court.
MEAL PRAYERB2
A short prayer thanking God for food before or after a meal.
- Let us say grace.
- Her grandfather said grace before dinner.
- The children waited until grace was finished before eating.
EXTRA TIMEC1
Extra time allowed before someone must pay a debt or meet a requirement.
- The bank gave us a month’s grace.
- You have ten days of grace to pay.
- Interest is reduced during the grace period.
FREE GIFTC2
A gift or benefit given freely, without being earned.
- The king granted him a special grace.
- She regarded the unexpected help as a grace.
- They received these graces without having earned them.
verb
HONOR BY PRESENCEC1
To make a place or occasion more special or beautiful by being there.
- Fresh flowers grace the table.
- The singer graced our little stage last night.
- His portrait graces the cover of the magazine.
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