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

Other Word Forms

• palatially adverb
• palatialness noun
• unpalatial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of palatial¹

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

Example Sentences

Those that couldn’t be sold abroad or hidden within officials’ palatial homes were consigned to the bonfires.

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In the most palatial surroundings of this rebuilt stadium, this had the look and feel of the end of an era.

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His palatial property overlooks the old wells where he’d made his fortune, but by the end of the story, Marlowe sees figurative as well as literal sordidness among its remnants.

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Barrett claimed that, for years, the duo had been throwing elaborate sex events at their palatial home in the Hamptons.

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But for now, the flagship Love.Life opens Saturday adjacent to — you guessed it — a palatial Whole Foods Market.

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Related Words

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