'Stately' definitions:
Definition of 'stately'
From: WordNet
adjective
Impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" [syn: baronial, imposing, noble, stately]
adjective
Of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: stately, statuesque]
adjective
Definition of 'Stately'
From: GCIDE
- Stately \State"ly\, a. [Compar. Statelier (st[=a]t"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Stateliest.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England!" --Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- Here is a silly stately style indeed! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stately'
From: GCIDE
- Stately \State"ly\, adv. Majestically; loftily. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stately'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aristocratic,
- august,
- awe-inspiring,
- awesome,
- awful,
- Babylonian,
- barbaric,
- ceremonial,
- ceremonious,
- conventional,
- Corinthian,
- courtly,
- decorous,
- deluxe,
- dignified,
- distinguished,
- elaborate,
- elegant,
- elevated,
- extravagant,
- fancy,
- fine,
- formal,
- gallant,
- glorious,
- gracious,
- grand,
- grandiose,
- grave,
- hieratic,
- imperial,
- imposing,
- impressive,
- inspiring,
- kingly,
- liturgic,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- luxurious,
- magisterial,
- magnificent,
- majestic,
- moving,
- noble,
- palatial,
- plush,
- pompous,
- posh,
- princely,
- proud,
- queenly,
- regal,
- ritual,
- ritualistic,
- ritzy,
- royal,
- sacerdotal,
- sedate,
- serious,
- sober,
- solemn,
- splendacious,
- splendid,
- splendiferous,
- statuesque,
- striking,
- sublime,
- sumptuous,
- superb,
- superfancy,
- superfine,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- venerable,
- weighty,
- well-mannered,
- worthy
Words containing 'Stately'
- State,
- Stated,
- Statedly,
- Stateful,
- Stating,
- To state it,
- the states,
- Badger State,
- Bay State,
- Bayou State,
- Bear State,
- Beaver State,
- Blackwater State,
- Buckeye State,
- Case stated,
- Centennial State,
- Chinook State,
- Civil state,
- Construct state,
- Cotton State,
- Coyote State,
- Cracker State,
- Creole State,
- Diamond State,
- Ecclesiastical States,
- Empire State,
- Evergreen State,
- Flinty state,
- Flower State,
- Free States,
- Golden State,
- Gopher State,
- Hawkeye State,
- Hoosier State,
- In a state of nature,
- Intermediate state,
- Keystone State,
- Lumber State,
- Magnolia State,
- Middle States,
- Mountain State,
- Nascent state,
- Palmetto State,
- Panhandle State,
- Peninsula State,
- Prairie State,
- Sagebrush State,
- Secretary of state,
- Silver State,
- Sioux State,
- Sooner State,
- Southern States,
- Sovereign state,
- Spheroidal state,
- State Center,
- State College,
- State Line,
- State barge,
- State bed,
- State carriage,
- State paper,
- State prison,
- State prisoner,
- State rights,
- State socialism,
- State sword,
- State trial,
- State's evidence,
- State's prison,
- Stated supply,
- States of the Church,
- States' rights,
- Sucker State,
- Sunflower State,
- Tarheel state,
- Turpentine State,
- Typhoid state,
- United States,
- Volunteer State,
- Wolverine State,
- aloha state,
- american state,
- associated state,
- atmospheric state,
- australian state,
- authoritarian state,
- balkan state,
- baltic state,
- beehive state,
- bluegrass state,
- buffer state,
- caliphate state,
- camellia state,
- chair of state,
- change of state,
- change state,
- chief of state,
- city state,
- cognitive state,
- confederate states,
- constitution state,
- cornhusker state,
- department of state,
- ecstatic state,
- emotional state,
- energy state,
- equality state,
- everglade state,
- first state,
- free state,
- garden state,
- garrison state,
- gaseous state,
- gem state,
- granite state,
- ground state,
- gulf states,
- head of state,
- liquid state,
- mental state,
- minister of state,
- mint state,
- mormon state,
- natural state,
- nutmeg state,
- ocean state,
- oxidation state,
- papal states,
- pathological state,
- peach state,
- pelican state,
- physiological state,
- police state,
- psychological state,
- puppet state,
- renegade state,
- rogue state,
- show me state,
- slave state,
- solid state,
- state attorney,
- state bank,
- state boundary,
- state capital,
- state capitalism,
- state change,
- state department,
- state government,
- state highway,
- state of affairs,
- state of bahrain,
- state of eritrea,
- state of flux,
- state of grace,
- state of israel,
- state of katar,
- state of kuwait,
- state of matter,
- state of mind,
- state of nature,
- state of qatar,
- state of the art,
- state of war,
- state senator,
- state treasurer,
- state trooper,
- state's attorney,
- stately home,
- states general,
- steady state,
- sunshine state,
- temporary state,
- totalitarian state,
- treasure state,
- united states department of state,
- war between the states,
- welfare state,
- Big Bend State,
- Blue Hen State,
- Empire State of the South,
- Empire State of the West,
- North Star State,
- State Center, IA,
- State College, PA,
- State Line City,
- State Line City, IN,
- State Line, ID,
- State Line, MS,
- States-general,
- To turn State's evidence,
- battle born state,
- capital of the united states,
- church-state,
- city-state,
- committee for state security,
- commonwealth of independent states,
- confederate states of america,
- constitution of the united states,
- eastern united states,
- empire state building,
- federated states of micronesia,
- grand canyon state,
- great lakes state,
- green mountain state,
- independent state of samoa,
- islamic state of afghanistan,
- midwestern united states,
- mount rushmore state,
- narco-state,
- new york state,
- northeastern united states,
- northwestern united states,
- ohio state university,
- old dominion state,
- old line state,
- old north state,
- orange free state,
- organization of american states,
- peace garden state,
- pine tree state,
- president of the united states,
- solid-state,
- southeastern united states,
- southwestern united states,
- state of the vatican city,
- state supreme court,
- state tax lien,
- state-controlled,
- state-of-the-art,
- state-supported,
- steady state theory,
- tar heel state,
- united mexican states,
- united states army,
- united states cabinet,
- united states code,
- united states congress,
- united states constitution,
- united states dollar,
- united states government,
- united states marines,
- united states mint,
- united states navy,
- united states of america,
- united states president,
- united states senate,
- united states treasury,
- united states waters,
- western united states,
- Blue-grass State,
- Chief Justice of the United States,
- Lone-Star State,
- Pine-tree State,
- The United States Christian Commission,
- The United States Sanitary Commission,
- attorney general of the united states,
- great seal of the united states,
- mid-atlantic states,
- secretary of state for the home department,
- solid-state physics,
- state-sponsored terrorism,
- states' rights democratic party,
- supreme court of the united states,
- united states air force,
- united states army rangers,
- united states attorney general,
- united states border patrol,
- united states civil war,
- united states coast guard,
- united states customary system,
- united states department of defense,
- united states dry unit,
- united states house of representatives,
- united states intelligence agency,
- united states intelligence community,
- united states liquid unit,
- united states marine corps,
- united states marshals service,
- united states military academy,
- united states naval academy,
- united states post office,
- united states postal service,
- united states secret service,
- united states supreme court,
- united states trade representative,
- united states virgin islands,
- vice president of the united states,
- The Regents of the University of the State of New York,
- independent state of papua new guinea,
- new york state barge canal,
- united states air force academy,
- united states army special forces,
- united states fish and wildlife service,
- united states government accounting office,
- united states government printing office,
- united states national library of medicine,
- united states postal inspection service,
- united states public health service,
- united states army criminal investigation laboratory