Graceful vs Flawless - What's the difference?
graceful | flawless |
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=1 Perfect; without flaws, shortcomings or defects. Ex. Allyson Cutter
* 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25442148]", BBC Sport , 26 December 2013:
As adjectives the difference between graceful and flawless
is that graceful is having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion while flawless is perfect; without flaws, shortcomings or defects. Ex. Allyson Cutter.graceful
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Alternative forms
* gracefull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)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 * clumsyDerived terms
* gracefulnessflawless
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The pianist's performance this evening was flawless .
- City's victory was secured in first-half injury time when Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a hash of his attempt to keep out Alvaro Negredo's chip, ensuring Manuel Pellegrini's side kept their flawless home league record.