gracility

gracility
See gracile.

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  • Gracility — Gra*cil i*ty, n. [L. gracilitas; cf. F. gracilit[ e].] State of being gracilent; slenderness. Milman. Youthful gracility. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gracility — noun see gracile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gracility — [grə sɪlɪti] noun archaic the state of being gracefully slender …   English new terms dictionary

  • gracility — gra·cil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • gracility — n. 1 slenderness. 2 (of literary style) unornamented simplicity …   Useful english dictionary

  • gracile — gracility /gra sil i tee, greuh /, gracileness, n. /gras il/, adj. 1. gracefully slender. 2. slender; thin. [1615 25; < L gracilis slender, slight, thin] * * * …   Universalium

  • gracile — adjective Etymology: Latin gracilis Date: 1623 1. slender, slight 2. graceful 3. of, relating to, resembling, or being a relatively small slender australopithecine (genus Australopithecus) characterized especially by molars and incisors of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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