lordliness
- noun
- /ˈlɔrdlinəs/
:
señorío
- She walked into the room with a kind of lordliness that commanded everyone's attention.
Examples
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And that is what we had for our supper, Estrellita Esteban and I: pepperoni pizza from the real pizza place, with no anchovies, and laughter, and a golden lion cub growing through pain and despair into lordliness.
Fiction book (1998) -
The actor's lordliness on stage made the character seem more influential and powerful.
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His lordliness during the debate gave him an undeniable presence that overshadowed his opponents.
Synonyms
398
3.2
Calm, respectful behaviour that shows self-respect in hard times
133
4.8
Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others
72
4.5
Great beauty and size that make you feel respect
9
6.1
A quality of strong moral character that earns respect
6
7.7
A way of acting like you are very important that annoys other people
1
7.9
A way of acting that shows you think you are better than other people
1
7.2
A calm, serious, and impressive way of behaving or looking
1
4.1
Great size and beauty that makes something look impressive, like a cathedral
1
8.4
Treating people in a rude, bossy way and not listening to them
1
9.9
A proud, unfriendly way of acting that shows you feel better than others
1
6.7
A quality of being like a king or queen, showing calm, dignity, and elegance
1
6.7
A grand, noble style like that of a prince
1
8.0
A serious, calm manner that makes people respect you
1
7.5
Being high in position or having noble, admired ideas and style
1
9.3
Trying to control others and acting like you are more important
A grand, impressive way of acting like a king or queen
Antonyms
How Haughty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lordliness comes from lord ('master' or 'one in charge') plus the ending -ness ('a quality'). So, Lordliness is the quality of acting like a master — proud, grand, or behaving as if better than others.