graceful

/ˈgreɪsfəl/

/ˈgreɪsfəl/

Use the adjective graceful to describe movements that are lovely and elegant. If you watch a yoga class, you'll see a variety of styles, ranging from awkward to graceful.

Were some people born graceful? From their elegant way they move to their great timing and well-chosen words, being graceful does seem to come naturally to some. For others, it comes with practice and being focused. For example, the discipline of ballet makes dancers graceful — even when reaching for something on a high shelf at the grocery store.

Definitions of graceful

1. adjective

   characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
   synonyms:

   beautiful

   delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

   elegant

   refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

   elegant

   displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution

   fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth

   smooth and unconstrained in movement

   gainly

   graceful and pleasing

   gracile, willowy

   slender and graceful

   lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike

   moving and bending with ease

   antonyms:

   awkward

   lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

   maladroit

   not adroit

   ugly

   displeasing to the senses

   clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy

   lacking grace in movement or posture

   graceless, ungraceful

   lacking grace; clumsy

   labored, laboured, stilted, strained

   lacking natural ease

   wooden

   lacking ease or grace
2. adjective

   suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
   synonyms: elegant, refined

   gracious

   characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit