grace
/ɡreɪs/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेस
लालित्य, सौम्यता, सुंदर और सहज चाल
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an attractive quality of movement that is smooth, elegant and controlled
लालित्य, सौम्यता, सुंदर और सहज चाल
- She danced with great grace.
- the grace of a deer
- The young gymnast moved with remarkable grace.
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- Cats jump onto shelves with effortless grace.
- She walked down the steps with calm grace.
Synonyms elegance poise gracefulness
Opposite clumsiness awkwardness
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polite and pleasant behaviour, especially in accepting something bad
शालीनता, गरिमा (हार या बुरी स्थिति में)
- He accepted defeat with good grace.
- She took the criticism with grace and thanked the judges.
- Kabir lost the match but congratulated the winner with grace.
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- She had the grace to apologise for her mistake.
- He took the news with quiet grace.
Synonyms dignity courtesy graciousness
Opposite rudeness
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the kindness and favour of God; a short prayer of thanks before a meal
ईश्वर की कृपा; भोजन से पहले की प्रार्थना
- By the grace of God, she recovered.
- to say grace before dinner
- The family bowed their heads and said grace before dinner.
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- They believed they were saved by the grace of God.
- Grace was said before the festival meal.
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extra time that is allowed to do something, such as pay a debt
(भुगतान आदि के लिए) रियायत का समय
- The bank gave him a week's grace to pay.
- The college allowed students a grace of three days to submit the form.
- The landlord gave us ten days' grace to pay the rent.
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- The bank offers a grace period before it charges interest.
- We were given a month's grace to submit the documents.
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grace (uncountable): movement or manner
Grace names the smooth, elegant quality of a movement or of behaviour. It is uncountable here.
'Grace' गति या व्यवहार की सहज, सुंदर विशेषता को बताता है; इस अर्थ में यह uncountable है।
- The dancer moved with great grace.
- He accepted the defeat with grace.
with good / bad grace
With good grace means willingly and politely. With bad grace means unwillingly and in a bad mood.
'With good grace' का अर्थ खुशी और शिष्टता से, और 'with bad grace' का अर्थ अनिच्छा और बुरे मन से है।
- Radhika paid the fine with good grace.
- He apologised with bad grace.
grace period / days of grace
A grace period is extra time allowed after a deadline before a penalty starts. Banks and insurers use it.
'Grace period' निर्धारित अंतिम तिथि के बाद मिलने वाला अतिरिक्त समय है जिसमें दंड नहीं लगता; बैंक और बीमा कंपनियाँ इसका प्रयोग करती हैं।
- The bank gave a grace period of fifteen days for the loan payment.
- We were given three days' grace.
grace (verb): grace sth with / by
As a verb, grace means to honour or make more attractive by being present. It is formal and often used in invitations.
क्रिया के रूप में 'grace' का अर्थ अपनी उपस्थिति से सम्मानित करना या सुंदर बनाना है; यह औपचारिक है और निमंत्रणों में आम है।
- The chief guest graced the occasion with his presence.
- A beautiful painting graced the wall.
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adjective + grace
savingnaturaleasysocialdivineeffortless
- Her only saving grace was her honesty.
verb + grace
showlosehavesayfall from
- The minister fell from grace after the scandal.
grace + noun
periodmarksnoteyearcup
- Students received grace marks in the tough paper.
preposition + grace
with graceby the grace ofin the grace ofof grace
- By the grace of God, we reached home safely.
title / form of address
Your GraceHis GraceHer Grace
- The Duke is addressed as Your Grace.
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- The young gymnast landed with remarkable grace.
युवा जिमनास्ट उल्लेखनीय लचक के साथ ज़मीन पर उतरी।
- Radhika thanked the judges with grace after losing the final.
फ़ाइनल हारने के बाद राधिका ने शालीनता से निर्णायकों को धन्यवाद दिया।
- The board gave the candidates a grace period to submit documents.
बोर्ड ने उम्मीदवारों को दस्तावेज़ जमा करने के लिए अतिरिक्त समय दिया।
- The family says grace before every meal.
परिवार हर भोजन से पहले ईश्वर को धन्यवाद की प्रार्थना करता है।
- The chief minister graced the school function with his presence.
मुख्यमंत्री ने अपनी उपस्थिति से विद्यालय के समारोह की शोभा बढ़ाई।
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✗ She danced with a lot of graces.
✓ She danced with a lot of grace.
Grace in the sense of elegance is uncountable and takes no plural s.
सुंदर गति के अर्थ में 'grace' uncountable है, उसमें बहुवचन 's' नहीं लगता।
✗ The students got a grace of ten marks.
✓ The students got ten grace marks.
Grace is used as a modifier before marks; it does not take of.
'Grace' यहाँ 'marks' से पहले modifier की तरह आता है; इसके साथ 'of' नहीं लगता।
✗ He thanked everyone with gracefully.
✓ He thanked everyone with grace.
After the preposition with, a noun is needed, so use grace, not the adverb gracefully.
Preposition 'with' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए 'grace' आएगा, adverb 'gracefully' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
With good grace, by the grace of God, a grace period.
Collocations: with good grace (खुशी-खुशी, बिना शिकायत के), by the grace of God (भगवान की कृपा से), a grace period (वह अतिरिक्त समय जिसमें देरी पर जुर्माना नहीं लगता)।