grace (noun)

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• grace — ► NOUN 1) elegance of movement. 2) courteous good will: she had the grace to look sheepish. 3) (graces) attractive qualities or behaviour: a horrible character with no saving graces. 4) (in Christian belief) the free and unearned favour of God.… …   English terms dictionary

• grace\ period — • grace period • period of grace noun the time or extra time allowed in which to do something. Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for payments. The teacher gave the class a week s period of grace to finish workbooks …   Словарь американских идиом

• grace note — noun an embellishing note usually written in smaller size • Syn: ↑appoggiatura, ↑acciaccatura • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone * * * noun 1. : a musical note constituting or b …   Useful english dictionary

• grace — [greɪs] noun [uncountable] 1. additional time that is allowed before a payment must be made: • Paraguay was granted a new period of 20 years, with eight years grace, for the payment of its $436 million debt to Brazil. • They have a grace period… …   Financial and business terms

• grace cup — noun cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal • Hypernyms: ↑cup * * * noun : a cup used in drinking a final health after the grace at the end of a meal; also : a health drunk from such a cup * * * 1. a cup, as of wine, passed… …   Useful english dictionary

• grace period — noun : a period of 30 days or one month during which premiums on insurance policies may be paid without penalty * * * a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late …   Useful english dictionary

• grace period — grace pe·ri·od n: a period of time beyond a scheduled date during which a required action (as payment of an obligation) may be taken without incurring the ordinarily resulting adverse consequences (as penalty or cancellation): as a: a period of… …   Law dictionary

• grace and favour — UK US adjective only before noun british a grace and favour house, flat etc has been given to someone to live in without payment by a king, queen, or government Thesaurus: types of homehyponym * * * ˌgrace and ˈfavour 7 [grace and favour] …   Useful english dictionary

• Grace Kelly — noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928 1982) • Syn: ↑Kelly, ↑Grace Patricia Kelly, ↑Princess Grace of Monaco • Instance Hypernyms: ↑actress * * * Grace …   Useful english dictionary

• grace´less|ness — grace|less «GRAYS lihs», adjective. 1. ugly in form, movement, or manner; without grace: »awkward, graceless movements. 2. without any sense of what is right or proper; impolite: »That boy is a graceless rascal. She knows very well what graceless …   Useful english dictionary

• grace´less|ly — grace|less «GRAYS lihs», adjective. 1. ugly in form, movement, or manner; without grace: »awkward, graceless movements. 2. without any sense of what is right or proper; impolite: »That boy is a graceless rascal. She knows very well what graceless …   Useful english dictionary