Goodwill vs. Grace — What's the Difference?

An attitude of kindness or friendliness; benevolence.

Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.

Cheerful acquiescence or willingness.

A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.

A good relationship, as of a business with its customers or a nation with other nations.

A sense of fitness or propriety.

The positive reputation of a business and its likely continued patronage by clients, considered as part of its market value.

A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.

A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.

Mercy; clemency.

(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.

A favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence.

(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.

A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve.

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

Graces Greek & Roman Mythology Three sister goddesses, known in Greek mythology as Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who dispense charm and beauty.

The friendly hope that something will succeed

Divine favor bestowed freely on people, as in granting redemption from sin.

A disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will;

The state of having received such favor.

An excellence or power granted by God.

A short prayer of blessing or thanksgiving said before or after a meal.

Grace Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop.

(Music) An appoggiatura, trill, or other musical ornament in the music of 16th and 17th century England.

To honor or favor

To give beauty, elegance, or charm to.

(Music) To embellish with grace notes.

Charming, pleasing qualities.

(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.

In the games of patience or solitaire: a special move that is normally against the rules.

A grace note.

(uncountable) Elegant movement; balance or poise.

An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.

Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

An act or decree of the governing body of an English university.

(transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.

(transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.

(transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.

To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.

The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.

The divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor.

The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon.

Fortune; luck; - used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune.

Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.

Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.

Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse.

The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England.

Thanks.

A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal.

Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.

An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree.

A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also grace hoop or hoops.

To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.

To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.

To supply with heavenly grace.

To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.

(Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence;

Elegance and beauty of movement or expression

A sense of propriety and consideration for others

A disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will;

(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

A short prayer of thanks before a meal

(Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God;

Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;

Be beautiful to look at;