- elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice.
- a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment: He lacked the manly graces.
- favor or goodwill.
- a manifestation of favor, especially by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
- mercy; clemency; pardon: He was saved by an act of grace from the governor.
- favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
- an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against them or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses.
- Theology.
- the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
- the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
- a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces.
- the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.
- moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.
- a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given: Grandfather will now say grace.
- a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually preceded by your, his, etc.).
- the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.
- grace note.
- to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house.
- to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence.
- under less fortunate circumstances: But for the grace of God, the brick that just fell from the roof would have hit me on the head!
- thankfully; fortunately: By the grace of God, I won't have to deal with tax returns for another year.
- fall from grace,
- to relapse into sin or disfavor.
- to lose favor; be discredited: He fell from grace when the boss found out he had lied.
- to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please?
- regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long.
- reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace.
- willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace.
- U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880–88.
- a female given name.
- elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion
- a pleasing or charming quality
- goodwill or favour
- the granting of a favour or the manifestation of goodwill, esp by a superior
- a sense of propriety and consideration for others
- (plural)
- affectation of manner (esp in the phrase airs and graces)
- regarded favourably and with kindness by someone
- mercy; clemency
- Christianity
- the free and unmerited favour of God shown towards man
- the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctification
- the condition of being favoured or sanctified by God
- an unmerited gift, favour, etc, granted by God
- a short prayer recited before or after a meal to invoke a blessing upon the food or give thanks for it
- a melodic ornament or decoration
- See days of grace
- unwillingly or grudgingly
- willingly or cheerfully
- to add elegance and beauty to
- to honour or favour
- to ornament or decorate (a melody, part, etc) with nonessential notes
- a title used to address or refer to a duke, duchess, or archbishop
- W (illiam) G (ilbert). 1848–1915, English cricketer
