gracious.

Showing generous consideration and courteous warmth.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• gracious host
• gracious acknowledgment

On the page

The gracious acknowledgment softened the rejection.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more gracious; superlative most gracious when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.