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stately

[ steyt-lee ]

/ ˈsteɪt li /

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adjective, state·li·er, state·li·est.

majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.

dignified.

adverb

in a stately manner.

Origin of stately

First recorded in 1350–1400, stately is from the Middle English word statly. See state, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM stately

state·li·ness, noun

Words nearby stately

statehood, statehooder, statehouse, stateless, statelet, stately, stately home, statement, statement of claim, statement savings account, statements of case

Example sentences from the Web for stateliness

The grass is lush and green, and the park is framed by the stateliness of Park Lane.

Running the World |Michael Chertoff |July 25, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
What stateliness of form, what elegance, what richness of decoration, and what imposing grandeur are here united!

Louis Spohr's Autobiography |Louis Spohr
They were valued for their stateliness and colour, far more than for their beef.

Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development |Francis Galton
The stateliness of the youth struck me: he held himself like an emperor.

Brittany |Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes

The girl who moved about the rooms harmonized with her surroundings; her voice was low and clear, she had a touch of stateliness.

The Girl From Keller's |Harold Bindloss
Withal, it has something of the grandeur and stateliness of the old Spanish muse.

The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) |John Greenleaf Whittier

British Dictionary definitions for stateliness

stately

/ (ˈsteɪtlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

characterized by a graceful, dignified, and imposing appearance or manner

adverb

in a stately manner

Derived forms of stately

stateliness, noun