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stateliness

state·ly
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [steyt-lee]
    • /ˈsteɪt li/
    • /ˈsteɪt.lɪ.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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