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Refined vs Gracious - What's the difference?

refined | gracious |

As adjectives the difference between refined and gracious

is that refined is showing or having good feelings or good taste while gracious is kind and warmly courteous.

As a verb refined

is past tense of refine.

As an interjection gracious is

expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

refined

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
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  • An absence of coarseness.
  • Not vulgar.
  • Without impurities.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (refine)
    • The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

    Anagrams

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    gracious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gratious (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • kind and warmly courteous
  • tactful
  • compassionate
  • indulgent, charming and graceful
  • elegant and with good taste
  • benignant

    • Derived terms

    * graciousness * graciously

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.