adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
grātiōsus
grātiōsus (feminine grātiōsa, neuter grātiōsum, comparative grātiōsior, superlative grātiōsissimus)
Classical[ɡraː.tiˈoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡrat.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivepopular, agreeable
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Gratus · Jucundus · Acceptus · Gratiosus
1. Gratum (from κεχαρῆσθαι) means that which is acceptable only in reference to its value with us, as precious, interesting, and worthy of thanks; but jucundum (from juvare) in reference to the joy which it brings us, as delightful. Cic. Att. iii. 24. Ista veritas etiam si jucunda non est, mihi tamen grata est. Fam. v. 18. Cujus officia jucundiora scilicet sæpe mihi fuerunt, nunquam gratiora. And v. 15. xiii. 18. 2. Gratus refers to the feeling, as wished for; acceptus, to its expression, as welcome. 3. The gratus alicui meets with no antipathy, but is liked; the gratiosus apud aliquem is the object of distinguished favor, and enthusiastic attachment, as the favorite or darling. (iii. 254.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | grātiōsus | grātiōsa | grātiōsum |
| genitive | grātiōsī | grātiōsae | grātiōsī |
| dative | grātiōsō | grātiōsae | grātiōsō |
| accusative | grātiōsum | grātiōsam | grātiōsum |
| ablative | grātiōsō | grātiōsā | grātiōsō |
| vocative | grātiōse | grātiōsa | grātiōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | grātiōsī | grātiōsae | grātiōsa |
| genitive | grātiōsōrum | grātiōsārum | grātiōsōrum |
| dative | grātiōsīs | grātiōsīs | grātiōsīs |
| accusative | grātiōsōs | grātiōsās | grātiōsa |
| ablative | grātiōsīs | grātiōsīs | grātiōsīs |
| vocative | grātiōsī | grātiōsae | grātiōsa |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- gratiosum esse (opp. invisum esse)
- to be popular, influential.
- gratiosum esse alicui or apud aliquem
- to be popular with; to stand well with a person.
grātĭōsus, a, um, adj. gratia,
I. full of favor.
I. Enjoying favor, in favor, popular, regarded, beloved, agreeable, etc. (class.;
a favorite expression with Cicero, and used mostly of persons): ego Plancium et ipsum gratiosum esse dico et habuisse in petitione multos cupidos sui gratiosos, etc., Cic. Planc. 19, 46: homini honesto, sed non gratiosiori quam Cn. Calidius est, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44: cum adversario gratiosissimo contendat, id. Quint. 1, 2: homines potentes, gratiosi, diserti, id. Cael. 9, 21; cf.: splendidi homines et aliis praetoribus gratiosi, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 37: Pythius, qui esset ut argentarius apud omnes ordines gratiosus, id. Off. 3, 14, 58; cf. id. Planc. 18, 44; id. Att. 15, 4, 3: ut ego doceo gratiosum esse in sua tribu Plancium, id. Planc. 19, 47; cf.: sunt quidam homines in suis vicinitatibus et municipiis gratiosi, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 6, 24: is cum et suo splendore et nostra commendatione gratiosissimus in provincia fuit, Cic. Fam. 1, 3.—Of things: vidi et cognovi, causas apud te rogantium gratiosiores esse quam vultus, id. Lig. 11, 31: gratiosa missio, through favor, Liv. 43, 14, 9: sententia, Dig. 3, 6, 5; cf.: Berytensis colonia Augusti beneficiis gratiosa, favored, ib. 50, 15, 1: cupressus odore violenta ac ne umbra quidem gratiosa, materie rara, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 139.—II. That shows favor, obliging, complaisant (very rare):
gratiosi scribae sint in dando et cedendo loco, Cic. Brut. 84, 290.—Hence, adv.: grātĭōse, out of favor, graciously (postclass. and very rare): neque sordide neque gratiose, Dig. 26, 7, 7, § 2.—Comp.: gratiosius, Pseudo Ascon. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
grātiōsus adj. with comp. and sup.
gratia, full of favor, in favor, popular, acceptable, beloved, agreeable : Plancium gratiosum esse dico: homo gratiosior quam Calidius: adversarius gratiosissimus: apud Globulum gratiosior, in higher favor : gratiosissimus in provinciā: causae: missio, through favor , L.— That shows favor, obliging, complaisant : scribae in dando loco: ad officium necessitudinis.
Origins
From grātia + -ōsus.
Descendants
- Catalangraciós
- Englishgracious
- Frenchgracieux
- Italiangrazioso
- Portuguesegracioso
- Romaniangrațios
- Spanishgracioso
- Normangrâcieux
- Middle Frenchgratieux
- Afrikaansgrasieusfrom Old French gracieus
In English words that came into English from grātiōsus
- graciousgrātiōsus