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Graceful vs Majestic - What's the difference?

graceful | majestic |

As adjectives the difference between graceful and majestic

is that graceful is having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion while majestic is having qualities of splendor or royalty.

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

    Related terms

    * grace

    majestic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
    • Ye gods, it doth amaze me,
    A man of such a feeble temper should
    So get the start of the majestic world,
    And bear the palm alone.