{
    "term": "grace",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an attractive quality of movement that is smooth and done with control; a simple and beautiful quality",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a debut album of uncommon grace and beauty"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["easy", "effortless", "fluid"],
                "verb + grace": ["have", "move with"],
                "preposition": ["with grace"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a quality of behaviour that is polite and pleasant and deserves respect",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "ways of behaving that people think are polite and acceptable",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was not particularly well versed in the **social graces**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "extra time that is given to somebody to enable them to pay a bill, finish a piece of work, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They've given me a month's grace to get the money."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the love that God shows towards the human race",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the power of divine grace"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was only by the grace of God that they survived."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mantra bestows Siva's grace upon the devotee."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["divine", "heavenly", "sublime"],
                "verb + grace": ["bestow", "confer", "pour"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a short prayer that is usually said before a meal to thank God for the food",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's **say grace**."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used as a title of respect when talking to or about an archbishop, a duke or a duchess",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Good Morning, Your Grace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Kent."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a way of behaving that shows that somebody thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are",
            "labels": "(British English, disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have somebody’s approval and be liked by them",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing something bad or morally wrong",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a situation in which somebody loses the trust or respect that people have for them, especially because they have done something that is bad or morally wrong",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The biography explains the circumstances surrounding her fall from grace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be polite enough to do something, especially when you have done something wrong",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(in the Roman Catholic Church) having been forgiven by God for the wrong or evil things you have done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He died in a state of grace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that somebody else is in",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in an unwilling and/or rude way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He handed over the money with typical bad grace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a willing and pleasant way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You must learn to accept defeat with good grace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will simply have to accept the situation with a good grace."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "any particular year after the birth of Christ",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪs/",
                "audio": "gr/grace/grace__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪs/",
                "audio": "gr/grace/grace__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin gratia, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’; related to grateful."
}