gracile
/'græsil/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Slender and graceful: Describes something or someone that is delicately thin and elegant in form or movement.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The dancer had a gracile figure that captivated the audience.
- The artist sketched the gracile branches of the willow tree.
- Her gracile handwriting was a pleasure to read.
Advanced Usage
- In scientific/technical contexts: In biology, "gracile" can describe a slender, lightly built anatomical structure, often in contrast to a more robust one.
- The fossil exhibited gracile limb bones, suggesting a different mode of locomotion.
Variants and Related Words
- Gracility (n): The quality of being gracile; slenderness and grace.
- The gracility of the architecture was remarkable.
Synonyms
- Slender
- Svelte
- Willowy
- Lithesome
Antonyms
- Sturdy
- Robust
- Heavy-set
Adjective
- slender and graceful