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good graces

good graces noun: favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.

Noun

good graces pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.
    • [H]e had insinuated himself into the good graces of an ancient and rich burgomaster, and, by his handsome person and graceful manners, captivated the affections of his only child.1831, Sir Walter Scott, My Aunt Margaret's Mirror
    • [T]he twins' charm of manner and easy and polished bearing made speedy conquest of the family's good graces.1897, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “[Pudd’nhead Wilson] Chapter 6”, in The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson: And the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins, Hartford, Conn.: American...
    Synonyms:
    good books

Examples of good graces in a sentence

  • Williamson's heart, wormed himself into the good graces of Timothy, and become hail-fellow-well-met with old Robert.1910, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 16, in Kilmeny of the Orchard:
  • Being out of Jem’s good graces did not worry me especially.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
  • "He's not in our good graces now," said Louis Matarazzo, the P.B.A. president.1996 February 6, Clifford Krauss, “New York's Thin, Angry Blue Line”, in New York Times, retrieved 26 Dec 2012:
  • Agreeing to remove a controversial ingredient is a way to get in the administration’s good graces and can be a good business move—even if your foods are largely still unhealthy.2025 July 18, Nicholas Florko, “Make Coca-Cola Great Again”, in The Atlantic:

Synonyms of good graces

Questions about good graces

What does good graces mean?
Good graces means favorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.
How do you use good graces in a sentence?
Williamson's heart, wormed himself into the good graces of Timothy, and become hail-fellow-well-met with old Robert.
What part of speech is good graces?
Good graces is a noun.

Words near good graces in the dictionary

  1. good Goddess
  2. good going
  3. good golly
  4. good good
  5. good good study, day day up
  6. good graces
  7. good gracious
  8. good gravy
  9. good grief
  10. good guy
  11. good guys

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