la
feminine
/ˈɡɾaθja/
#71 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
grace, wit, charm
Word origin
From Latin gratia ('favour, esteem, charm'), from gratus ('pleasing, thankful'). The same root gives English 'grace' and 'gratitude'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gratia
- English cognates
- grace, gratitude
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralgracias
Examples
.
The joke did not amuse me at all.
mucha elegancia.
She dances with great grace and elegance.
.
He has the charm of getting on well with everyone.
.
The wit of the story is in the ending.
.
They granted him the grace of one more day.
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 2.