Meaning
pretty, graceful, cute
- pretty, cute, attractive
- graceful, charming
- kind, gracious
In a sentence
Che vestito grazioso hai scelto per la festa!
What a cute dress you chose for the party!
Sei stato molto grazioso ad aiutarmi ieri.
It was very kind of you to help me yesterday.
Non è grazioso quel bar vicino alla piazza?
Isn't that café near the square nice?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| grazioso | masculine · singular |
| graziosa | feminine · singular |
| graziosi | masculine · plural |
| graziose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use grazioso for charming appearance or manner, often lighter and more delicate than bello. Common for children, small objects, rooms, gestures.
- For people, grazioso can sound old-fashioned or literary; carino is more common in everyday speech.
- It agrees in gender and number: grazioso, graziosa, graziosi, graziose. Learners often forget the feminine plural graziose.