GRACILE

a.[L. gracilis. ] Slender. [Not in use. ]

GRACILE; GRACILLENT

Grac "ile, Grac "il *lent a. Etym: [L. gracilis, gracilentus.]

gracile

grac ile |ˈgrasəl, ˈgrasˌīl ˈɡræsəl | ▶adjective Anthropology (of a hominid species ) of slender build. • (of a person ) slender or thin, esp. in a charming or attractive way. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin gracilis ‘slender. ’

gracile

gracile |ˈgrasɪl, ˈgrasʌɪl | ▶adjective Anthropology (of a hominid species ) of slender build. • (of a person ) attractively slender or thin. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin gracilis ‘slender ’.

gracile

gracile adj. adjectif littéraire Délicat, fragile. : Un corps gracile. Note Orthographique gracil e.