graceless

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈɡreɪsləs/ UK /ˈɡreɪsləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
lacking charm, elegance, or a sense of propriety

His graceless apology only deepened the offense he had caused.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · lacking charm, elegance, or... clumsy awkward inelegant gauche uncouth boorish

Opposites

graceful elegant gracious refined

Word family

Derived forms gracelesslygracelessness

Related forms grace graceful gracious

Etymology

From grace + -less. Grace derives from Old French grace, from Latin gratia ('favor, charm, thanks'), from gratus ('pleasing, thankful').

gratia Latin gratus Latin

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

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# graceless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡreɪsləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡreɪsləs/

## Meanings
1. lacking charm, elegance, or a sense of propriety

## Examples
- His graceless apology only deepened the offense he had caused.

## Synonyms
- clumsy
- awkward
- inelegant
- gauche
- uncouth
- boorish

## Antonyms
- graceful
- elegant
- gracious
- refined

## Derived Forms
- gracelessly
- gracelessness

## Related Forms
- grace
- graceful
- gracious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gratia
- Root: gratus

## Etymology
From grace + -less. Grace derives from Old French grace, from Latin gratia ('favor, charm, thanks'), from gratus ('pleasing, thankful').

## AI Etymology
Graceless is from grace + -less. Grace derives from Old French grace, from Latin gratia ('favor, charm, thanks'), from gratus ('pleasing, thankful'). Important recorded forms include gratia (Latin) and gratus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers lacking charm, elegance, or a sense of propriety. The wider family includes derived forms such as gracelessly and gracelessness and related words such as grace, graceful, and gracious.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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