graciosity

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)

  1. (archaic) graciousness, usually in a bad sense, as implying duplicity

References

  1. ^ “graciosity, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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