Definition of graces

"graces" in the noun sense

1. grace, saving grace, state of grace

Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God the state of one who is under such divine influence

"the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"

"it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"

"the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

2. grace, gracility

elegance and beauty of movement or expression

"a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"

3. seemliness, grace

a sense of propriety and consideration for others

"a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"

4. grace, good will, goodwill

a disposition to kindness and compassion

"the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"

5. grace, grace period

a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

"The payment had originally been due on April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June."

6. Grace

Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm a favorite subject for sculptors

7. grace, blessing, thanksgiving

a short prayer of thanks before a meal

"their youngest son said grace"

8. grace, grace of God, free grace

Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God

"God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"

"there but for the grace of God go I"

"graces" in the verb sense

1. decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

"Decorate the room for the party"

"beautify yourself for the special day"

2. deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify

be beautiful to look at

"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

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Quotations for graces

Natural graces, that extinguish art. [ William Shakespeare ]

Learn to read slow; all other graces
Will follow in their proper places. [ Wm. Walker ]

Take time enough - all other graces
Will soon fill up their proper places. [ Byron ]

O, then, what graces in my love do dwell,
That he hath turn'd a heaven unto a hell! [ William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I. Sc.1 ]

Beauty loses its relish; the graces never. [ Henry Home ]

Music resembles poetry; in each
Are nameless graces which no methods teach,
And which a master-hand alone can reach. [ Pope ]

From every blush that kindles in thy cheeks.
Ten thousand little loves and graces spring
To revel in the roses. [ Nicholas Rowe ]

See where she comes, apparell'd like the spring;
Graces her subjects. [ Shakespeare ]

If I could write the beauty of your eyes.
And in fresh numbers number all your graces,
The age to come would say, This poet lies;
Such heavenly touches never touched earthly faces. [ William Shakespeare ]

The mother grace of all the graces is Christian good-will. [ Beecher ]

To some kind of men their graces serve them but as enemies. [ William Shakespeare ]

There are likely to be short graces where the devil plays host. [ Lamb ]

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses. [ Beecher ]

As prodigal of all dear grace as Nature was in making graces dear. [ Shakespeare ]

The king-becoming graces - devotion, patience, courage, fortitude. [ William Shakespeare ]

Cheerfulness is the friend and helper of all good graces, and the absence of it is certainly a vice. [ Aughey ]

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. [ Matthew Henry ]

In taste and imagination, in the graces of style, in the arts of persuasion, in the magnificence of public works, the ancients were at least our equals. [ Macaulay ]

Nothing is so difficult as the apparent ease of a clear and flowing style; those graces which, from their presumed facility, encourage all to attempt an imitation of them, are usually the most inimitable. [ Colton ]

When God will educate a man, he compels him to learn bitter lessons; He sends him to school to the necessities rather than to the graces, that by knowing all suffering he may know also the eternal consolations. [ Celia Burleigh ]

Without woman, man would be rough, rude, solitary, and would ignore all the graces which are but the smiles of love. Woman weaves about him the flowers of life, as the vines of the forest decorate the trunk of the oak with their fragrant garlands. [ Chateaubriand ]

A woman at middle age retains nothing of the pettiness of youth; she is a friend who gives you all the feminine delicacies, who displays all the graces, all the prepossessions which Nature has given to woman to please man, but who no longer sells these qualities. She is hateful or lovable, according to her pretensions to youth, whether they exist under the epidermis or whether they are dead. [ Balzac ]

graces in Scrabble®

The word graces is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

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graces in Words With Friends™

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

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Words within the letters of graces

2 letter words in graces (4 words)

3 letter words in graces (14 words)

6 letter words in graces (1 word)

graces + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence graces

Words that start with graces (1 word)

Words with graces in them (1 word)

Words that end with graces (2 words)

Word Growth involving graces

Shorter words in graces

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ace aces races

ace race races

Longer words containing graces

disgraces