English → Latin
“gracious” in Latin
propitiusfavorable, well-disposed, kind; propitiouscomaThe hair of the head.; foliage, ears, blades, stalks of trees, grass (as though resembling hair)hūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refinedclēmēnsmerciful, lenient; mild, gentle, quiet, peaceful, easy, moderate; compliantlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualindulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), inmisericorsmerciful, compassionate; tenderhearted, sympathetic; mean, pitiful, contemptiblebenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mildlīberālisfreedom; dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman; generous, liberal, bountiful, amplecrūdēlisunfeeling, rude; ruthless, cruel, merciless
The English word gracious itself goes back to Latin grātus, through gratiosus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gracious
propitius (propitious, favorable, of the gods, and, less commonly, of superiors to their inferiors): comis (courteous, affable to all alike): humanus (mild, as a general virtue; from cultivation, good-will to mankind, generally, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) comis et humanus: clemens (mild; remitting something of the severity which might justly have been expected; opposed to severus, crudelis): lenis (mild; of him who, from either real or pretended kindness of heart, avoids anything that may be harsh; opposed to vehemens, asper, acer): indulgens (indulgent, not severe; of one who readily excuses anything, though he disapproves of it; opposed to acerbus et severus): misericors (merciful; opposed to durus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) clemens et misericors (opposed to crudelis et durus): benignus (kind, with reference to the friendly feeling and the manifestation of it): liberalis (acting with liberality). A gracious reception, *liberalitas (comitas, humanitas), qua aliquis excipitur or accipitur: to meet with a gracious reception, benigne excipi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gracious?
- The usual Latin words for “gracious” are propitius, coma, hūmānus; also clēmēns, lēnis, indulgeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.