Stately

Synonyms for "stately" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

courtly imposing aristocratic august awe inspiring awe-inspiring awesome awful babylonian barbaric baronial ceremonial ceremonious conventional corinthian decorous deluxe dignified distinguished

Adjective(2 words)

baronial courtly

Adjective(1 words)

dreich

Strong matches (33)

Adjective(3 words)

dull inert lethargic

elaborate elegant elevated eloquent extravagant fancy fine formal gallant glorious gracious grand grandiose grandly grave gravely handsome hieratic imperial impressive

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inspiring kingly liturgic liturgical loftily lofty lordly luxurious

Adjective(2 words)

formal imposing

Related words (55)

magisterial magnificent majestic measured moving noble nobly palatial plush pompous posh princely proud queenly regal ritual ritualistic ritzy royal sacerdotal

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sedate serious sober soberly solemn solemnly splendacious splendid splendiferous state statuesque striking sublime sumptuous superb superfancy superfine swank swanky swell tall venerable weighty well-mannered worthy

Adjective(2 words)

noble statuesque

Adjective(8 words)

remiss slow sluggish steady subglacial sullen torpid unspeedy

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Synonyms

3 entries

baronial courtly imposing

derived

3 entries

stately bush brown stately elm stately home

derived from

1 entries

state

etymologically related_to

1 entries

stour

related to

6 entries

deliberate dignified grand imposing regal unhurried

similar

4 entries

dignified impressive tall

Translations

27 translations across 14 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

величествен adj (worthy of respect)

Czech

4 entries

impozantní adj (grand, impressive)
majestátní adj (grand, impressive)
vznešený adj (worthy of respect)
vznešený adj (grand, impressive)

Danish

3 entries

anselig adj (worthy of respect)
prægtig adj (worthy of respect)
statelig adj (worthy of respect)

Dutch

1 entries

statig adj (worthy of respect)

Esperanto

1 entries

majesta adj (worthy of respect)

Finnish

2 entries

arvokas adj (worthy of respect)
kunnianarvoisa adj (worthy of respect)

French

1 entries

imposant adj (worthy of respect)

German

1 entries

stattlich adj (worthy of respect)

Irish

1 entries

státúil adj (worthy of respect)

Italian

1 entries

prestante adj (worthy of respect)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

staselig adj (worthy of respect)
statelig adj (worthy of respect)

Portuguese

2 entries

imponente adj (worthy of respect)
majestoso adj (worthy of respect)

Spanish

4 entries

imponente adj (grand, impressive)
majestuoso adj (worthy of respect)
majestuoso adj (grand, impressive)
señorial adj (worthy of respect)

Swedish

1 entries

ståtlig adj (worthy of respect)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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A government official's stately mansion was looted.

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He walks in a stately manner.

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He lives in that stately mansion.

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He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.

Source: tatoeba (838475)

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