adj
Meaning 1
Worthy of respect; dignified, regal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stately
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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UK: /ˈsteɪtli/
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CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Deliberate, unhurried; dignified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Grand; impressive; imposing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 4
In a stately manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a courtly gentleman
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: courtly, formal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
impressive in appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baronial, imposing, noble
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: statuesque
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English staately, staatly, stateli, statelie, stately, statelyche, statelye, statli, statly. Compare stour. By surface analysis, state + -ly (adjectival suffix).
From Middle English stately, statli, equivalent to state + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: величествен (veličestven) — worthy of respect
- Czech: vznešený — worthy of respect
- Danish: anselig — worthy of respect
- Danish: prægtig — worthy of respect
- Danish: statelig — worthy of respect
- Dutch: statig — worthy of respect
- Esperanto: majesta — worthy of respect
- Finnish: arvokas — worthy of respect
- Finnish: kunnianarvoisa — worthy of respect
- French: imposant — worthy of respect
- German: stattlich — worthy of respect
- Irish: státúil — worthy of respect
- Italian: prestante — worthy of respect
- Norwegian Bokmål: staselig — worthy of respect
- Norwegian Bokmål: statelig — worthy of respect
- Portuguese: majestoso — worthy of respect
- Portuguese: imponente — worthy of respect
- Spanish: majestuoso — worthy of respect
- Spanish: señorial — worthy of respect
- Spanish: solariego — worthy of respect
- Swedish: ståtlig — worthy of respect
- Czech: majestátní — grand, impressive
- Czech: vznešený — grand, impressive
- Czech: impozantní — grand, impressive
- Spanish: imponente — grand, impressive
- Spanish: solariego — grand, impressive
- Spanish: majestuoso — grand, impressive