grace
noun (POLITENESS) /ɡreɪs/Definition
C2 [U] the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest: They accepted their defeat with good grace.Polite and respectfulPolite and respectful graces /ɡreɪsɪz/ [plural] › ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant: Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.Manners and levels of formalityPolite and respectful
(Definition of grace noun (POLITENESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buttoned-down adjective
- ceremonious adjective
- ceremony noun (FORMAL BEHAVIOUR)
- decency noun
- decorum noun
- formal adjective (SERIOUS)
- formally adverb (SERIOUSLY/CORRECTLY)
- genteel adjective
- gentility noun
- ground rules noun
- impropriety noun
- informal adjective
- propriety noun
- pukka adjective
- refinement noun (POLITENESS)
- solemnity noun
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff adjective (NOT RELAXED)
- stiffly adverb (NOT RELAXED)
- valediction noun
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