grace
Charming, pleasing qualities.
Noun 4 meanings
Charming, pleasing qualities.
“The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party.”
A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
“It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.”
In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.
A grace note.
Verb 4 meanings
To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
“He graced the room with his presence.”
To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
To supply with heavenly grace.
To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
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.
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GRACE at a glance
GRACE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,622 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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