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thronelike

thronelike

6.5
A large decorated chair for a king or leader that shows power
  • adjective
  • /ˈθroʊnˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a un trono
  • In a huge, thronelike chair sits Don Maranzano, exuding an air of authority.
  • thronelike chair

Examples

  • 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.

  • Inside the room, Shankar sat cross-legged on a thronelike chair that radiated grandeur with its intricate fabric.

Synonyms

kingly
vsthronelike
4 6.7

Having the style, power, or position of a king

focuses on an object's ceremonial look and grandeur rather than personal manner
queenly
vsthronelike
1 5.6

Having the calm, proud manner and look of a queen

highlights ceremonial object's grand appearance more than individual dignity
queenlike
vsthronelike
1 7.3

Having the look or way of a queen

points to the ceremonial object's style and grandeur rather than personal suitability
kinglike
vsthronelike
7.3

Looking and behaving like a king

emphasizes ceremonial furniture appearance and grandeur rather than human bearing
monarchal
vsthronelike
8.6

Having to do with kings or queens and their government

focuses on ceremonial appearance and symbolic grandeur rather than political system

Antonyms

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

222 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

How Regal

imperial
137 6.2
majestic
50 4.3
thronelike
6.5
regal
30 5.3

Surface Forms

thronelike positive

Morphology

thronelike = throne (transparent) = throne + like

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-like' to 'throne', meaning 'resembling a throne'.

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.