gracing
Lending elegance to
Gracing is the present participle of grace, meaning to honor with one's presence or to add elegance and beauty to something.
When someone is gracing an event, they're lending it distinction by being there: The mayor is gracing us with her presence tonight.
Objects grace spaces by adorning them: A painting gracing the wall.
Giving unearned respect
- ennoblingConferring dignity or honor
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- distinguishingIdentifying differences
- favoringShowing partiality toward
attending · appearing · presence · visit · bestowing · complementing · enhancing · patronizing
Formal spoken blessing
- favorKind act or preference
- sanctifyingMaking sacred or holy
- consecratingMaking officially holy
- anointingCeremonial oil application
bestowing · blessing · hallowing · divine favor · thanksgiving · invocation · prayer · bestowal
Graceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- charmAttractive personal quality
finesse · polish · gliding · flowing · lightness · delicacy · ease · suppleness
dignifying
Giving unearned respect
- ennoblingConferring dignity or honor
- elevatingLifting to higher level
- distinguishingIdentifying differences
favoring · attending · appearing · presence · visit · bestowing · complementing · enhancing · patronizing
benediction
Formal spoken blessing
- favorKind act or preference
- sanctifyingMaking sacred or holy
- consecratingMaking officially holy
anointing · bestowing · blessing · hallowing · divine favor · thanksgiving · invocation · prayer · bestowal · endowing
poise
Graceful, unshakable calm
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- fluidityState of flowing freely
charm · finesse · polish · gliding · flowing · lightness · delicacy · ease · suppleness · effortlessness
embellish
Add decorative elements
enhance · garnish · bedeck · festoon · trim · accessorize · draping · adornment · embellishment · flourish
gracingdefacing
Spoiling an appearance
marring · disfiguring · blotting · scarring · blemishing
gracingdisgracing
Causing loss of honor
shaming · dishonoring · snubbing · boycotting · spurning
gracingdisgracing
Causing loss of honor
shaming · degrading · demeaning · debasing · dishonoring
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
- good graciousGentle interjection of astonishment
- goodness gracious mePolite shock expression