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stately
adjective as in dignified, impressive
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
Beautiful telescopic images of our Universe are often associated with the stately, classical physics of Newton.
Elsi Campos, cleaning crew supervisor at Pew Charitable TrustThe glass stairwell in the stately Pew Charitable Trusts office building was always spotless.
The neighborhood is a mixture of stately mansions initially built by titans of the auto industry in the early 20th century, as well as a beautiful apartment district.
This stately lamp set carries an air of dignity and will last for years to come.
The Financial Times hoped that its luxe lifestyle festival, situated in stately-home grounds in North London, would be a celebration of a return to normal.
Andrew Borden, his two daughters, Lizzie and Emma, and his wife, Abby, lived in the stately abode at 92 Second Street.
Gay is highly regarded for her self-depicting stance that welcomes a less stately, more flawed concept of modern feminism.
There is no shortage of fine hotels in Montreal and here too, the small and cool mix with the old and stately.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian spent their honeymoon in Ballyfin house, one of Ireland's most stunning and exclusive stately homes.
Forty-five years ago Runyon referred to Harold as "my good friend, the tall and stately columnist for the New York Mirror."
The first curtsey I remember receiving, except of course in the stately ceremonies of the dance.
New rows of stately houses have recently been built, and the "court end" of the city is extending rapidly toward the West.
I do not wholly like these cold and stately English, yet I think I am not blind to their many sterling qualities.
Santa Cruz embraced him, with more agitation than his stately mien might have announced.
A second shot, however, broke his leg, and the stately animal rolled over.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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