What does graceless mean?we found 4 entries for the meaning of graceless
 

Graceless \Grace"less\, a.

1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. "In a graceless age." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Unfortunate. Cf. Grace, n., 4. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. -- Grace"less*ly, adv. -- Grace"less*ness, n.

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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graceless adj
1: lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess" [syn: unpleasing]
2: lacking grace; clumsy; "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott [syn: ungraceful]
3: lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always may be feel gauche" [syn: gauche, unpolished]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Graceless \Grace"less\, a.

1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. ``In a graceless age.'' --Milton.

2. Unfortunate. Cf. Grace, n., 4. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. -- Grace"less*ly, adv. -- Grace"less-ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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