Gracility

Gracility
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]

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  • gracility — See gracile. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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