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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dignified, noble |
| Synonyms: | baronial, brilliant, eminent, exalted, glorious, grand, grandiose, high-minded, high-ranking, highfalutin', honorable, imposing, impressive, lofty, lordly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, pompous, regal, resplendent, stately, superb, venerable |
| Antonyms: | undignified |
| Main Entry: | courtly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refined manner |
| Synonyms: | adulatory, affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, high-bred, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, preux, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane |
| Antonyms: | impolite, indecorous, inelegant, low-bred, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined |
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elegant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, tasteful |
| Synonyms: | affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artistic, august, chic, choice, classic, clever, comely, courtly, cultivated, cultured, dainty, delicate, dignified, effective, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fine, genteel, graceful, grand, handsome, ingenious, luxurious, majestic, modish, neat, nice, noble, opulent, ornamented, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, polished, rare, recherché, refined, rich, select, simple, stately, stuffy, stylish, stylized, sumptuous, superior, turgid, well-bred |
| Antonyms: | crude, inelegant, rough, ugly, unfashionable, unrefined, unsophisticated, untasteful |
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP, august, big-gun, big-league, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrated, celebrious, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, esteemed, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, high-ranking, illustrious, leonine, lionlike, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, of note, outstanding, page-oner, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubted, renowned, star, superior, superstar, well-known |
| Notes: | if you mean 'famous' or 'superior,' you want eminent; if you mean 'impending, about to happen' that is imminent; and if you mean 'present, inherent,' your word is immanent |
| Antonyms: | disrespected, inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, unnotable |
| Main Entry: | estimable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, worthy |
| Synonyms: | admirable, admired, appreciable, august, big name, big time, commendable, decent, deserving, esteemed, excellent, good, high-powered, honored, in limelight, laudable, major league, meretorious, meritable, name, noble, palmary, praisable, praiseworthy, reputable, reputed, respectable, respected, sterling, valuable, valued, venerable, well-thought-of |
| Antonyms: | bad, dishonorable, inestimable, insignificant, poor, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | exalted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | praised; held in high esteem |
| Synonyms: | astral, august, dignified, elevated, eminent, exaggerated, excessive, first, grand, high, high-minded, high-ranking, highest, highest-ranking, honorable, honored, ideal, illustrious, immodest, imposing, inflated, intellectual, leading, lofty, magnificent, noble, number one, outstanding, overblown, pompous, prestigious, pretentious, proud, self-important, sublime, superb, superior, top-drawer, top-ranking, uplifting |
| Antonyms: | condemned, criticized, debased, denounced, humiliated |
| Main Entry: | famous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legendary, notable to many |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, applauded, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, in limelight, in spotlight, influential, leading, lionized, memorable, mighty, much-publicized, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, of note, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, talked about, well-known |
| Notes: | famous means widely known, renowned, and esteemed while infamous means having an exceedingly bad reputation, notorious |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | glorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored, idiolized; divine |
| Synonyms: | august, beautiful, bright, brilliant, celebrated, dazzling, delightful, distinguished, effulgent, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, esteemed, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, heavenly, heroic, honored, illustrious, immortal, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noted, pleasurable, preeminent, radiant, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, shining, splendid, sublime, superb, time-honored, triumphant, venerable, well-known, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | atrocious, awful, bad, contemptible, disgraceful, shameful |
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