Graceful vs Gorgeous - What's the difference?
graceful | gorgeous |
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=1 (of a person or place) very beautiful.
(rare) Very enjoyable, pleasant, tasty etc.
As adjectives the difference between graceful and gorgeous
is that graceful is having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion while gorgeous is very beautiful.graceful
English
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
* gracefulnessgorgeous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous .
- The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous .
- Israeli hummus is absolutely gorgeous .
