Nearby Words
kingly
[king-lee] 
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kingly
[king-lee]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | majestic |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, noble, regal, royal |
| Main Entry: | regal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fit for royalty |
| Synonyms: | august, glorious, imposing, kingly, magnificent, majestic, monarchial, monarchical, noble, proud, queenly, resplendent, royal, sovereign, splendid, stately, sublime |
| Antonyms: | common |
| Main Entry: | royal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | monarchical, grand |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, authoritative, baronial, commanding, dignified, elevated, eminent, grandiose, high, highborn, honorable, illustrious, imperial, imposing, impressive, kingly, lofty, magnificent, majestic, noble, queenly, regal, regnant, reigning, renowned, resplendent, ruling, sovereign, splendid, stately, superb, superior, supreme, worthy |
| Antonyms: | common |
| Main Entry: | stately |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dignified, impressive |
| Synonyms: | august, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, courtly, deliberate, elegant, elevated, formal, gallant, gracious, grand, grandiose, haughty, high, high-minded, highfaluting, imperial, imperious, imposing, kingly, large, lofty, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, massive, measured, monumental, noble, opulent, palatial, pompous, portly, proud, queenly, regal, royal, solemn, stiff, sumptuous, superb, towering |
| Antonyms: | common, ignoble, informal, undignified, unimpressive, unstately |
| Main Entry: | imperial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regal |
| Synonyms: | domineering, kingly, lordly, magisterial, majestic, royal, sovereign, stately |
| Notes: | imperial pertains to the qualities of power and royalty; imperious implies that someone is overbearing or domineering |
| Main Entry: | highborn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noble |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, gentle, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, queenly, thoroughbred, titled, upper-class, wellborn |
| Main Entry: | highbred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thoroughbred |
| Synonyms: | blood, full-blooded, gentle, graded, highborn, imperial, kingly, noble, papered, patrician, pedigree, pedigreed, pure-blooded, pureblood, pureblooded, purebred, queenly, titled, wellborn |
| Main Entry: | upper crust |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noble |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, gentle, highborn, highbred, imperial, kingly, patrician, queenly, thoroughbred, titled, upper-class, wellborn |
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