Gracious
Gracious adjective - Showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations.
Goodness and gracious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Goodness" instead a interjection "Gracious".
Goodness
Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Gracious and goodness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gracious" instead a interjection "Goodness".
Mutual synonyms
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