stately

Large, beautiful, and impressive in a way that suggests wealth or importance.

• They live in a stately house.
• Stately trees lined the entrance to the park.
• We visited several stately homes during our holiday.

Similar words: grand, imposing, majestic

Opposites: modest

Common phrases: stately home, stately mansion, stately trees

Looking or behaving in a calm, serious way that makes people respect you.

• The queen looked stately in her robes.
• His stately bearing impressed the guests.
• A stately woman greeted us at the door.

Similar words: dignified, regal, majestic

Common phrases: stately queen, stately bearing, stately figure

Moving slowly and calmly in a way that shows dignity or importance.

• They walked at a stately pace.
• The stately procession moved through the square.
• She entered with slow, stately steps.

Similar words: measured, unhurried

Opposites: hurried

Common phrases: stately pace, stately procession, stately dance

In a slow, calm, impressive way that shows dignity.

• The king walked stately into the hall.
• She moved stately through the crowd.
• The procession advanced stately toward the palace.

Similar words: majestically, dignifiedly

Common phrases: walk stately, move stately, proceed stately