thronelike
- adjective
- /ˈθroʊnˌlaɪk/
- In a huge, thronelike chair sits Don Maranzano, exuding an air of authority.
- thronelike chair
Examples
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With a hammer and tacks and rich, wine-dark cloth she'd managed to purchase from meager savings, she upholstered the chairs, including the thronelike one in which the preacher sat.
Academic text (1997) -
Emma Guinness sat behind the desk in the thronelike chair and peered around the meeting she was attending.
Fiction book (1990) -
In a huge, thronelike chair sits Don Maranzano.
Fiction book (1991) -
Another chair in Mr. Lusane's yard combines thronelike scale with signs of spiritual insight.
Academic text (1993) -
Emma Guinness sat behind the desk in the thronelike chair, commanding attention from everyone in the meeting.
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Inside the room, Shankar sat cross-legged on a thronelike chair that radiated grandeur with its intricate fabric.
Synonyms
Having the style, power, or position of a king
Having the calm, proud manner and look of a queen
Having the look or way of a queen
Looking and behaving like a king
Having to do with kings or queens and their government
Antonyms
How Regal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thronelike comes from throne, a special 'seat' for kings or leaders, and the ending -like which means 'similar to'. So something thronelike looks or feels grand and full of authority.