stately

[steyt-lee]

adjective

statelier, stateliest 

1. majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc..

   a stately home.

2. dignified.

adverb

1. in a stately manner.

stately

/ ˈsteɪtlɪ /

adjective

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

adverb

1. in a stately manner

Other Word Forms

• stateliness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stately¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s Monday afternoon in Madison Heights, a stately Pasadena neighborhood where the seasonal decor is as tasteful and predictable as a Hallmark movie.

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A lavender-walled dining room has an impressive sliding glass door with a stately metal tree motif.

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When the rapping resumes, the man goes to the window to admit “a stately Raven / of the saintly days of yore.”

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The BBC has tracked fighting kennels to unlikely places in the UK – from a busy housing estate to the grounds of a stately home.

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Executive producer Karen Wilson said the team travelled the "length and breadth of Ireland and the UK" before ending up in the North West, which had "stately homes and Dublin-style streets".

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Related Words

• ceremonial 
• elegant 
• gracious 
• grand 
• imperial 
• imposing 
• luxurious 
• magnificent 
• massive 
• opulent 
• palatial 
• solemn 
• sumptuous 
• towering