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- [steyt-lee]
- /ˈsteɪt li/
- /ˈsteɪt.lɪ.nəs/
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- [steyt-lee]
- /ˈsteɪt li/
Definitions of stateliness word
- adjective stateliness majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home. 1
- adjective stateliness dignified. 1
- adverb stateliness in a stately manner. 1
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Origin of stateliness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, stately is from the Middle English word statly. See state, -ly
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Parts of speech for Stateliness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stateliness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
stateliness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stateliness
noun stateliness
- augustness — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- dignity — bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
- grandeur — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- greatness — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
Antonyms for stateliness
noun stateliness
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- littleness — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
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