Entry Word: grace

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an act of kind assistance <in Victor Hugo's novel, Les Misérables, Jean Valjean's decision to go to jail for the man mistaken for him is a grace that goes beyond thanks> — see favor 1
2 dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style <a beautiful actress who was the epitome of grace during her too-brief career> — see elegance