adj.
- courteous, kind, and pleasant.
- showing the elegance and comfort brought by wealth.
- (in Christian belief) showing divine grace.
- Brit. a polite epithet used of royalty or their acts.
exclam.
expressing polite surprise.
Derivative
- graciously adv.
- graciousness n.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. gratiosus, from gratia (see grace).