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Opprobrium vs Graceful - What's the difference?

opprobrium | graceful |

As a noun opprobrium

is disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.

As an adjective graceful is

having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

opprobrium

English

Noun

  • Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
  • Scornful reproach or contempt
  • Don't give him a term of opprobrium .
  • A cause of shame or disgrace.
  • Synonyms

    * (scornful reproach) blame, castigation, censure, defamation, derision, invective, libel, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation * (cause of shame or disgrace) curse

    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