social grace

English

Noun

social grace (countable and uncountable, plural social graces)

  1. A skill for dealing with people and society.
    His lack of mastery of the social graces made it obvious he had not been raised in upper-class society.
  2. The ability to fit into polite society and behave properly and with etiquette.
    His lack of social grace made him anathema at dinner parties.
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