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statesmanlike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T AH0 T EH1 S M AH0 N L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman-V.L.Parrington

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a man of statesmanlike judgment
  • a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: statesmanly

Antonyms: unstatesmanlike

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English statesman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English statesmanlike From statesman + -like.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: staatsmännisch — like a statesman
  • Irish: státúil — like a statesman
  • Polish: jak mąż stanu — like a statesman
  • Swedish: statsmannamässig — like a statesman