stateliness

noun

Definition of statelinessnext
1
as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status the princess has a stateliness that will serve her well when she becomes queen

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2
as in elegance
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style the refined stateliness of the mansion that has served as the official home of the state's governors since the 18th century

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as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale the stateliness of this mountain range is best appreciated from one of its summits

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  1. majesty
  2. elegance
  3. brilliance
  4. nobility
  5. grandeur
  6. dignity
  7. glory
Noun
  • Erivo, a musical theater divinity, incarnated Elphaba from the inside out while delivering the power ballads with as much feeling as vocal majesty.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • These Classic Movies Make Perfect Gifts Director Jan de Bont's Twister finally shows off the true majesty of his original opus with the film's recent release on 4K Ultra HD for the first time.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of majesty
Noun
  • Experience the elegance of a traditional Victorian afternoon tea with samplings, etiquette lessons, and a mansion tour.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From pendants to match boxes to travel bags— Aerin is an ecosystem of elegance. .
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Anderson has also added to the creativity and brilliance of Gibbs-White, with similar, invaluable attributes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • With his unmatched charisma and comedic brilliance, Toad is destined to be the funniest movie ever.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Collection There’s a nobility that usually comes with characters who overcome disabilities, to say nothing of the actors who play them, but one of the dark pleasures of Matchstick Men is that triumph over adversity means being the most effective criminal possible.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of nobility
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  • Ellen and her husband, Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), have a modest flat but aspire to the grandeur of their best friends, Friedrich (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Anna (Emma Corrin).
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For all the grandeur, o1 has some familiar limitations.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • The outcome is a society in which the poor lack dignity and solidarity because they are caught in a system that pushes them to loathe their own situation rather than seek community assistance.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • How to think about human dignity Our greatest philosophers and spiritual thinkers have considered this same dilemma over the course of centuries.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • While it’s not been a stellar period for country groups, certainly since the glory days of bands like Alabama, Restless Heart and others, some outfits were able to achieve a footing in the format.
    Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And yet these, truly, are the glory days, compared to where Rayah Marshall started.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of glory
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