graceful
/ˈɡreɪsfl/adjective
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सुंदर और सहज (चाल, आकार), लालित्यपूर्ण
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moving in a controlled, attractive way; having a smooth, attractive form
सुंदर और सहज (चाल, आकार), लालित्यपूर्ण
- a graceful dancer
- the graceful curve of the bridge
- The swan is a graceful bird.
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- Her graceful movements won the dance competition.
- The statue has a graceful shape.
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polite and kind in behaviour, especially in a difficult situation
शालीन, गरिमापूर्ण (व्यवहार)
- She made a graceful exit after losing the vote.
- The graceful reply from the winner pleased everyone.
- He gave a graceful speech after accepting the award.
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- She was graceful in defeat and shook hands with everyone.
- A graceful apology settled the matter quickly.
Opposite ungracious
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graceful + noun
Before a noun, graceful describes smooth, elegant movement or shape.
Noun के पहले 'graceful' सहज, सुंदर गति या आकार का वर्णन करता है।
- The swan made a graceful turn on the lake.
- She is a graceful dancer.
graceful in + noun / gerund
Graceful in names the situation where somebody behaves with dignity.
'Graceful in' उस स्थिति को बताता है जिसमें कोई व्यक्ति गरिमा से व्यवहार करता है।
- He was graceful in defeat.
- She remained graceful in accepting the criticism.
graceful vs gracious
Graceful is about movement and form; gracious is about kind, polite behaviour toward others.
'Graceful' गति और रूप से जुड़ा है; 'gracious' दूसरों के प्रति दयालु और शिष्ट व्यवहार से जुड़ा है।
- The host was gracious to every guest.
- The dancer was graceful on the stage.
gracefully (adverb) / gracefulness
The adverb is gracefully and often follows verbs like move, fall, accept and age.
Adverb 'gracefully' है और प्रायः move, fall, accept और age जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है।
- She accepted the award gracefully.
- He lost gracefully.
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graceful + noun
dancermovementcurveexitswanfigure
- The temple has a graceful curved roof.
adverb + graceful
extremelynaturallyperfectlystrikinglyeffortlessly
- The bharatanatyam dancer was effortlessly graceful.
verb + gracefully
movebowacceptageretirelose
- The veteran player retired gracefully.
graceful + abstract
mannergestureapologyspeechsilencestyle
- He made a graceful apology for the delay.
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- The deer ran with graceful leaps across the meadow.
हिरण घास के मैदान में सुंदर छलाँगों के साथ दौड़ा।
- Radhika gave a graceful reply to the rude question.
राधिका ने उस अशिष्ट प्रश्न का शालीन उत्तर दिया।
- The Taj Mahal is admired for its graceful domes.
ताजमहल अपने सुंदर गुंबदों के लिए सराहा जाता है।
- Arjun made a graceful exit from the debate when the time was over.
समय समाप्त होने पर अर्जुन ने वाद-विवाद से शालीनता से विदा ली।
- She is graceful both in her walk and in her speech.
वह अपनी चाल और अपनी बातचीत दोनों में सुघड़ है।
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✗ The dancer moved very graceful.
✓ The dancer moved very gracefully.
An adverb is needed to describe how she moved.
कैसे चली, यह बताने के लिए adverb 'gracefully' चाहिए।
✗ She is graceful to everyone.
✓ She is gracious to everyone.
For kind and polite behaviour towards people, use gracious, not graceful.
लोगों के प्रति दयालु और शिष्ट व्यवहार के लिए 'gracious' आता है, 'graceful' नहीं।
✗ He was graceful of the defeat.
✓ He was graceful in defeat.
The preposition after graceful here is in, and defeat takes no article.
यहाँ 'graceful' के बाद 'in' आता है और 'defeat' के पहले article नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives praise manner, but they apply to different qualities.
ये विशेषण व्यवहार की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर अलग-अलग गुणों पर लागू होते हैं।
Stylish and refined in appearance or design.
रूप या बनावट में सुरुचिपूर्ण और परिष्कृत।
- An elegant saree.
Kind, polite and generous, especially from a person of high rank.
दयालु, शिष्ट और उदार, विशेषकर ऊँचे पद के व्यक्ति में।
- A gracious host.
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graceful or gracious?
Graceful describes movement or shape. Gracious describes kind, polite behaviour: 'a gracious host'.
Graceful चाल या आकार के लिए आता है, जिसका अर्थ 'सुंदर और सहज' है। Gracious व्यवहार के लिए आता है, जिसका अर्थ 'दयालु और शिष्ट' है, जैसे 'a gracious host'।
The graceful/gracious pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में graceful और gracious का अंतर पूछा जाता है।