stately
adjective
majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc..
stateliness
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a word derived from
stately.
Example Sentences
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The Times said his Duke of York is "stateliness personified", but also awarded three stars overall.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Pelosi, though, is dryly fascinated by Trump’s lack of stateliness.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2024
Part of what distinguishes Davies’ stories has always been the unfashionable stateliness of their telling, their quality of contemplation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
The concrete stateliness of the set, which audience members must cross to get to their seats, is balanced by Arjun Bhasin’s colorful, culturally specific costumes.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
In spite of all that stateliness, I could not catch up.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
