palatial

[ puh-ley-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a palace:

   a palatial home.

   Synonyms: grand, imposing, regal, noble

   Antonyms: simple, humble

2. befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent:

   a palatial tapestry.

   Synonyms: grand, imposing, regal, noble

   Antonyms: simple, humble

palatial

/ pəˈleɪʃəl /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or suitable for a palace; sumptuous

Derived Forms

• paˈlatially, adverb
• paˈlatialness, noun

Other Words From

• pa·latial·ly adverb
• pa·latial·ness noun
• unpa·latial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of palatial¹

1745–55; < Latin palāti ( um ) palace + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The Daily Pic: In 1904 in Manhattan, the great Guastavino Co. gave palatial roofing to a subway station that's now derelict.

From The Daily Beast

Gone are the palatial apartments, ideological rigidity, and red Prada slippers.

From The Daily Beast

By the time their relationship was heading toward its end, Carey would call the palatial estate Sing Sing, after the prison.

From The Daily Beast

English governesses tended to the children in Anand Bhavan – “Abode of Happiness” – the palatial Nehru residence.

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There, she has put her old palatial home to use, filling it with children.

From The Daily Beast

At the bureau he ordered a couple of packs of cards and a supply of drinks and went to his palatial room on the ground floor.

From Project Gutenberg

The castle was built in 1385 and appears to havePg 285 been intended more as a palatial residence than a feudal fortress.

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For two or three miles fronting the beach there is a row of hotels, some of them most palatial.

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This apartment is really a house on one floor; the entrance and stone stairway are quite palatial, and yet it is bon march.

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The country is dotted with palatial hotels, and a golden flood of pleasure-seekers come in every winter.

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Related Words

• deluxe
• imposing
• luxurious
• magnificent
• plush
• spacious
• stately
• sumptuous