gracioso

noun

Definition of graciosonext
as in scaramouche

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Recent Examples of gracioso With Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso. — Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022 Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2. — Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022 The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening. — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
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  1. jester
  2. antic
  3. motley
  4. buffo
Noun
  • When March Madness arrives, however, college hoops play the role of jester in the capital region, according to a recent study by WalletHub.
    — Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The jester figures Lehr-Hexen Niedereschach during a carnival event in Fischbach, Germany.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of jester
Noun
  • That said, her antics heading to the Octagon and immediately following her impressive first-round submission win over Molly McCann were one of the biggest stories from UFC London.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The antics of the center were entering the public consciousness.
    — Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of antic
Noun
  • Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.
    — Rudy Lee, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Definition of motley
Noun
  • Instead of the buffo landlord Benoit coming for the rent, the four Bohemians impersonate him themselves in a skit that was a little beyond the L.A. cast’s comic skills.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Alessandro Corbelli brought seasoned basso-buffo authority to the manipulative Alfonso.
    — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018
Definition of buffo

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“Gracioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracioso. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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