Meaning & use
gracefulness
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The quality of moving or behaving in an elegant, smooth, and pleasing way.
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The dancer moved across the stage with remarkable gracefulness.
She handled the awkward question with surprising gracefulness.
A note on using this word
Gracefulness can describe both physical movement, as in dance or sport, and social conduct, such as handling a difficult situation with composure.
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Words with an opposite meaning
clumsinessawkwardness
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