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- [steyt-lee]
- /ˈsteɪt li/
- /ˈsteɪt.li/
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- [steyt-lee]
- /ˈsteɪt li/
Definitions of stately word
- adjective stately majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home. 1
- adjective stately dignified. 1
- adverb stately in a stately manner. 1
- adjective stately Something or someone that is stately is impressive and graceful or dignified. 0
- adjective stately characterized by a graceful, dignified, and imposing appearance or manner 0
- adverb stately in a stately manner 0
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Origin of stately
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 Stately
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stately 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stately usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stately
adj stately
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- august — August is the eighth month of the year in the Western calendar.
- baronial — If you describe a house or room as baronial, you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes.
- beefcake — Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake.
- bonhomous — exhibiting bonhomie
adjective stately
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- elevated — Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- kingly — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
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