Gracious vs Splendid - What's the difference?
gracious | splendid | Related terms |
kind and warmly courteous
tactful
compassionate
indulgent, charming and graceful
elegant and with good taste
benignant
expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard
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Gracious is a related term of splendid.
As adjectives the difference between gracious and splendid
is that gracious is kind and warmly courteous while splendid is possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.As an interjection gracious
is expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.gracious
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Alternative forms
* gratious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* graciousness * graciouslyInterjection
(en interjection)splendid
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Adjective
(en-adj)Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.