Stately — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impressive in appearance

of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪtli/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪtli/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈeɪtli/.

Examples

a baronial mansion
an imposing residence
a noble tree

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

statuesque formal courtly imposing baronial noble

Parts of Speech

adjective	impressive in appearance “a baronial mansion”
adjective	of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
adjective	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court “a courtly gentleman”

Word Forms

baron	noun	a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
stateliness	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion
court	noun	the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
courtliness	noun	elegance suggestive of a royal court
formalness	noun	a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stattlich

beeindruckend im Aussehen

🇫🇷French

majestueux

impressionnant en apparence

🇪🇸Spanish

majestuoso

impresionante en apariencia

🇮🇹Italian

maestoso

impressionante nell'aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

statig

indrukwekkend qua uiterlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

imponente

impressionante na aparência

🇷🇺Russian

величественный

впечатляющий внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलीशान

दिखने में प्रभावशाली

🇧🇩Bengali

রাষ্ট্রীয়ভাবে

চেহারায় চিত্তাকর্ষক

🇮🇳Tamil

கம்பீரமான

தோற்றத்தில் ஈர்க்கக்கூடியது

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరమైన

ప్రదర్శనలో ఆకట్టుకుంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्य

देखावा मध्ये प्रभावी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

દેખાવમાં પ્રભાવશાળી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವ್ಯವಾದ

ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരമായ

കാഴ്ചയിൽ ആകർഷകമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਦਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

باوقار

ظاہری شکل میں متاثر کن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庄严

外观令人印象深刻

🇯🇵Japanese

堂々とした

見た目が印象的な

🇰🇷Korean

위엄 있는

외관상 인상적

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang nghiêm

ngoại hình ấn tượng

🇹🇭Thai

โอฬาร

น่าประทับใจในรูปลักษณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

megah

mengesankan dalam penampilan

🇵🇭Filipino

marangal

kahanga-hanga sa hitsura

🇲🇾Malay

megah

mengagumkan dari segi penampilan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فخم

مثيرة للإعجاب في المظهر

🇮🇷Persian

باشکوه

از نظر ظاهری چشمگیر

🇹🇷Turkish

görkemli

görünüşte etkileyici

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרשִׁים

מרשים במראה

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