Grace

grace   

1.	elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion
2.	a pleasing or charming quality
3.	goodwill or favour
4.	the granting of a favour or the manifestation of goodwill, esp by a superior
5.	a sense of propriety and consideration for others
6.	( plural )
	a. affectation of manner (esp in the phrase airs and graces )
	b. in someone's good graces  regarded favourably and with kindness by someone
7.	mercy; clemency
8.	Christianity
	a. the free and unmerited favour of God shown towards man
	b. the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctification
	c. the condition of being favoured or sanctified by God
	d. an unmerited gift, favour, etc, granted by God
9.	a short prayer recited before or after a meal to invoke a blessing upon the food or give thanks for it
10.	music  a melodic ornament or decoration
11.	See days of grace
12.	with bad grace , with a bad grace  unwillingly or grudgingly
13.	with good grace , with a good grace  willingly or cheerfully

— vb
14.	( tr ) to add elegance and beauty to: flowers graced the room
15.	( tr ) to honour or favour: to grace a party with one's presence
16.	to ornament or decorate (a melody, part, etc) with nonessential notes
[C12: from Old French, from Latin grātia,  from grātus  pleasing]