graces

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ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant:

social graces Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.

He had no dress sense and was utterly without social graces.

I was keenly aware that I had none of the graces or advantages of my colleagues.

She was known for her quick wit and intellectual graces.

Much admired by the Queen, he was known for his exquisite clothes and courtly graces.