adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- princely birth or character
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regal, royal
Standard Lemma guide
princely
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɪnsli/
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adj
Meaning 2
Similar or comparable to a prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: princelike, princy
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Befitting a prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a princely sum
- No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regal, royal, grand, lavish, opulent, luxurious, costly, expensive, decadent, baroque, overdone, overwrought
adv
Meaning 4
In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: princelily
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having the rank of or befitting a prince
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a princely bearing
- princely manner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
rich and superior in quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a princely sum
- gilded dining rooms
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, sumptuous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English princely, pryncely, equivalent to prince + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch prinselijk.
From prince + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: княжески (knjažeski) — relating to a prince
- Catalan: principesc — relating to a prince
- Czech: knížecí — relating to a prince
- Danish: prinselig — relating to a prince
- Dutch: prinselijk — relating to a prince
- Finnish: ruhtinaallinen — relating to a prince
- Finnish: prinssillinen — relating to a prince
- French: princier — relating to a prince
- Galician: principesco — relating to a prince
- German: fürstlich — relating to a prince
- Greek: πριγκιπικός (prigkipikós) — relating to a prince
- Irish: prionsúil — relating to a prince
- Latin: aulicus — relating to a prince
- Manx: prinsoil — relating to a prince
- Polish: książęcy — relating to a prince
- Portuguese: principesco — relating to a prince
- Spanish: principesco — relating to a prince
- Spanish: regio — relating to a prince
- Swedish: furstlig — relating to a prince
- Czech: knížecí — befitting a prince
- Danish: fyrstelig — befitting a prince
- Finnish: ruhtinaallinen — befitting a prince
- Finnish: prinssillinen — befitting a prince
- French: princier — befitting a prince
- Galician: principesco — befitting a prince
- Hungarian: fejedelmi — befitting a prince
- Latin: aulicus — befitting a prince
- Manx: prinsoil — befitting a prince
- Polish: książęcy — befitting a prince
- Spanish: principesco — befitting a prince
- Spanish: regio — befitting a prince
Real reading context