gracious
Kind and refined
Gracious describes someone who is kind, courteous, and generous in manner—particularly toward those of lower status or in difficult situations: a gracious host, She was gracious in defeat.
The word often implies elegance or refined charm: gracious living.
As an exclamation, goodness gracious expresses mild surprise or dismay—a euphemistic oath avoiding "God."
Showing concern for sufferers
- forgivingInclined to pardon offenses
- lenientTolerant of faults
- clementMild, showing leniency
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
kindhearted · gentle · understanding · sympathetic · tolerant · indulgent · magnanimous · pardoning
Showing good manners
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- mannerlyHaving good social conduct
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
tactful · diplomatic · affable · genial · urbane · suave · deferential · obliging
Receiving others warmly
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- invitingAttractively appealing
receptive · hosting · open-hearted · neighborly · congenial · generous · kindly · sociable
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
- stylishFashionably elegant
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
polished · dignified · stately · luxurious · sumptuous · opulent · grand · majestic
Kind act or preference
- providenceDivine protective care
- boonHelpful benefit received
- giftItem given freely
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
godsend · mercy · divine · blessed · thankful · fortune · goodness · beneficence
compassionate
Showing concern for sufferers
benevolent · kindhearted · gentle · understanding · sympathetic · tolerant · indulgent · magnanimous · pardoning · sparing
polite
Showing good manners
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- considerateMindful of others' needs
- mannerlyHaving good social conduct
cordial · tactful · diplomatic · affable · genial · urbane · suave · deferential · obliging · gentlemanly
welcoming
Receiving others warmly
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
inviting · receptive · hosting · open-hearted · neighborly · congenial · generous · kindly · sociable · entertaining
refined
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
- stylishFashionably elegant
cultured · polished · dignified · stately · luxurious · sumptuous · opulent · grand · majestic · beautiful
favor
Kind act or preference
- providenceDivine protective care
- boonHelpful benefit received
- giftItem given freely
benediction · godsend · mercy · divine · blessed · thankful · fortune · goodness · beneficence · miracle
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- positive traitskindness, honesty, patience, generosity, compassion
graciousrude
Offensively ill-mannered
ungracious · churlish · impolite · ill-mannered · discourteous
graciousinhospitable
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
unwelcoming · unsociable · stingy · ungenerous · miserly
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
- good graciousGentle interjection of astonishment
- goodness gracious mePolite shock expression
ungracious, graciously, graciousness, ungraciously, ungraciousness