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queenlike

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or characteristic of a queen (female monarch); regal, majestic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: queenly, reginal

Antonyms: unqueenlike

2

adj

Meaning 2

Resembling or characteristic of a queen (reproductive female animal).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • queenly propriety
  • clad in her queenly raiment
  • Rosetti's queenly portraits of women

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: queenly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From queen + -like.