gracile

grac·ile

adjective \ˈgra-səl, -ˌsī(-ə)l\

Definition of GRACILE

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 similar size that are adapted to a diet including both plant matter and animal flesh — compare robust 5

— grac·ile·ness noun

— gra·cil·i·ty \gra-ˈsi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of GRACILE

1. <gracile as any pair of classically trained dancers, the bride and groom made their way around the dance floor>

Origin of GRACILE

Latin gracilis

First Known Use: 1623

Related to GRACILE

Synonyms

agile, featly, feline, graceful, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

Antonyms

awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

Related Words

acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple; adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered; fleet-footed, sure-footed; athletic, balletic, coordinated

Near Antonyms

uncoordinated; inflexible, rigid, stiff; bungling, inept, maladroit

Rhymes with GRACILE

acyl, castle, facile, hassle, passel, tassel, vassal, wrestle

grac·ile

adjective \ˈgras-əl, -ˌīl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GRACILE

: being slender or slight