graciosity
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English
Etymology
From Middle English graciousete, partly from Middle French gracieuseté, partly modelled on Latin grātiōsitās, and probably also partly equivalent to gracious + -osity.[1]
Noun
graciosity (uncountable)
- (archaic) graciousness, usually in a bad sense, as implying duplicity
References
- ^ “graciosity, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
