gracious

Etymology

From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.

adj

  1. kind and warmly courteous
  2. tactful
  3. compassionate
  4. indulgent, charming and graceful
  5. elegant and with good taste
  6. benignant
  7. full of grace
  8. magnanimous, without arrogance or complaint, benevolently declining to raise controversy or insist on possible prerogatives.
    The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise.

intj

  1. Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.

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