graceful descent
Smooth downward movement
A graceful descent is a controlled, elegant movement downward—whether physical or metaphorical.
Aircraft make graceful descents when landing smoothly.
The phrase often describes dignified decline: Her graceful descent from power impressed even her critics.
In climbing and dance, it emphasizes skill and poise rather than mere falling.
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- swoopRapid downward plunge
- swan diveArched forward plunge
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
landing · coming down · elegant · smooth · swan · ballet · parachute · feather · autumn leaf · falling · slow motion · soft · gentle · soft landing · arc · curve · downward spiral · slope
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