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graciousadjective showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situationsa gracious host who goes out of his way to make every guest feel welcome affable, cordial, genial, hospitable, sociable agreeable, amiable, benign, benignant, congenial, convivial, friendly, kind, kindly, neighborlyaccommodating, obligingconsiderate, courteous, polite, thoughtfulcosmopolitan, sophisticated, urbaneapproachable, attentive, outgoing inhospitable, ungenial, ungracious, unsociable boorish, churlishabrupt, blunt, brusque(also brusk), curt, gruff, sharp, snippyantisocial, disagreeable, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, sullen, surly, uncivil, unfriendly, unkind, unmannerlycrabbed, crabby, cross, crusty, grumpy having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situationsa gracious innkeeper whose jokes and laughter made weary travelers feel right at home affable, agreeable, amiable, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, mellow, nice, pleasant, sweet, well-disposed amicable, clever(dialect), cordial, friendly, neighborlybenign, gentle, kindcheerful, cheery, glad(archaic), sunnycompanionable, conversable, sociablecivil, considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtfulaccommodating, amenable, obligingattractive, delightful, enjoyable, likable(or likeable) disagreeable, ill-natured, ill-tempered, unamiable, ungenial, ungracious, unpleasant boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociablebearish, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchyargumentative, contentious, contrary, ornery, querulousunappealing, unattractivesour, vinegary showing consideration, courtesy, and good mannershe was a gracious man, habitually offering his seat on the bus to elderly women civil, courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-bred attentive, careful, considerate, nice, solicitous, thoughtfulchivalrous, civilized, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylikeceremonial, ceremonious, red-carpetcouth, formal, smooth, suave, unctuous, urbaneelegant, refineddeferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yieldingacceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitableaffable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant, sociablefelicitous, gracefuldemure, humble, meek, modest, unassertive discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, mannerless, rude, thoughtless, uncivil, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannered, unmannerly heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtlessaudacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, disrespectful, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, saucy, shamelessboorish, churlish, clodhopping, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgarcasual, informal, unceremoniousimproper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, uncalled-for, unrespectable, unseemlyarrogant, conceited, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious gracious, cordial, affable, genial, sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse.gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration.the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues cordial stresses warmth and heartiness.our host was cordial as he greeted us affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals.though wealthy, she was affable to all genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality.a genial companion with a ready quip sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others.sociable people who enjoy entertaining in the 14th century |