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Fascinating vs Graceful - What's the difference?

fascinating | graceful | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between fascinating and graceful

is that fascinating is having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive while graceful is having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

As a verb fascinating

is present participle of lang=en.

fascinating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • graceful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gracefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […]  The bed was the most extravagant piece.  Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}}

    Antonyms

    * graceless * clumsy

    Derived terms

    * gracefulness