Meaning of gracious

gra•cious

1. pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
2. characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, or luxury: gracious suburban living; a gracious home.
3. indulgent or beneficent in a pleasantly condescending way, esp. to inferiors.
4. merciful or compassionate: our gracious king.
5. fortunate or happy.

1. (used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.)