Statelier - English meaning

adjective

Respected and impressive.

Usage examples:

She was in august company

noun

The eighth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of summer.

Usage examples:

The sultry haze of late august

adjective

Having great importance and respect in society

Usage examples:

We toured the august chambers of the supreme court.

adjective

Causing you to feel great respect or admiration

Usage examples:

Niagara falls really is an awe-inspiring sight., her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.

adjective

Relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions.

Usage examples:

A great hall where ceremonious and public appearances were made

adjective

Very polite or refined, as befitting a royal court.

Usage examples:

He gave a courtly bow

adjective

Polite and formal in behaviour

Usage examples:

Quiet courtly life did not satisfy the king.

adjective

Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Usage examples:

She maintained a dignified silence

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

adjective

Serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

Usage examples:

A quiet, dignified person

adjective

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Usage examples:

She will look elegant in black

adjective

Graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior

Usage examples:

We met a young businesswoman, elegant in a black suit., he was known for his elegance and wit., ele…

adjective

Done in accordance with convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important occasion.

Usage examples:

A formal dinner party

noun

An evening dress.

Usage examples:

Cocktail parties every night so the ladies can show off their formals

adjective

Having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration.

Usage examples:

The most glorious victory of all time

adjective

Very beautiful or excellent

Usage examples:

July was a beautiful month of glorious sun., she thought it was a grand and glorious country.

adjective

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

Usage examples:

A grand country house

noun

A thousand dollars or pounds.

Usage examples:

He gets thirty-five grand a year

adjective

Important and large in degree or size

Usage examples:

When i mess up, i mess up on a grand scale., the ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 gra…

adjective

Relating to an empire.

Usage examples:

Britain's imperial past

noun

A small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with napoleon iii of france).

Usage examples:

The poet wore a luxuriant black moustache and imperial, and a slouched hat which shaded the forehead.

adjective

Of great significance or value.

Usage examples:

Important habitats for wildlife

adjective

Of great value, meaning, or effect

Usage examples:

An important discovery, [ + that clause ] it’s important that you tell the doctor all your symptoms…

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

adjective

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome.

Usage examples:

An impressive view of the mountains

adjective

Causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Usage examples:

An impressive performance, an impressively large collection of medals

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Having or showing impressive beauty or scale.

Usage examples:

The majestic canadian rockies

adjective

(of something) having the quality of causing you to feel great admiration and respect for it because of its size, power, or beauty

Usage examples:

We flew over the majestic sierra nevada mountains.

adjective

Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.

Usage examples:

Her regal bearing

noun

A small portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries, with a pair of horizontal bellows on top.

Usage examples:

Small portable organs consisting entirely of regals were widely used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

adjective

Attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.

Usage examples:

She was resplendent in a sea-green dress

adjective

Beautiful and seeming to shine

Usage examples:

A white hat resplendent with red velvet flowers

adjective

Formal and dignified.

Usage examples:

A solemn procession

adjective

Magnificent; very impressive.

Usage examples:

A splendid view of windsor castle

adjective

Extremely good, large, or important

Usage examples:

Our splendid weather ended with a terrible storm., the splendid old opera house was torn down.