kingly

Examples

• All

• The kingly throne was adorned with jewels and gold, reflecting his royal status.

• Messiah ben David (son of David) would be a kingly figure who would rule over his people.

  Blog text (20)

• - Oh, that was a kingly gift.

  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

• What he said was that it's too much of this kingly life.

  The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

• "Are you thinking kingly thoughts?" I said after a while.

  Fiction book (1998)

• We need to be thinking in terms of a kingly rule here on earth, not a democracy.

  Blog text (24)

• "The Son of God goes forth to war, a kingly crown to gain."

  if.... (1968)

• We also know that we are joined to him in all his kingly glory.

  Blog text (17)

• There are kingly virtues other than bravery.

  Krull (1983)

• The Trojan War had called Odysseus, a distinguished and kingly warrior, off to battle.

  Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

R

royal

vskingly

497 3.1

Relating to a king or queen and their family

focuses more on personal regal manner rather than institutional belonging

R

regal

vskingly

30 5.3

Having a grand and formal appearance like a king or queen

is similar but stresses literal rank and royal station more

N

noble

vskingly

24 3.6

Large and impressive in appearance or manner

specifies that this grandeur comes from sovereign status rather than nobility

S

stately

vskingly

23 5.7

Having an impressive, calm look that makes people feel respect

leans more toward personal sovereignty and rank than mere grandeur

A

aristocratic

vskingly

19 7.2

Like people from rich, important families who have high social rank

focuses on sovereign traits rather than general high social rank

C

courtly

vskingly

• Literature

6 7.2

Polite and elegant like people at a royal court

stresses sovereign rank and ruling authority rather than refined court etiquette

F

fit for a king

vskingly

4 5.6

Very fancy and of high quality, like what a king would use

emphasizes actual rank and manner rather than only high quality

P

princely

vskingly

2 6.0

Show great dignity and generosity like royalty

applies similar grandeur but implies higher sovereign rank

B

baronial

vskingly

1 8.5

Large and impressive, like a lord's old house or small castle

is more about actual sovereign presence and royal authority

L

lordly

vskingly

1 8.1

Grand and dignified in a way a rich, powerful person acts

centres on sovereign dignity rather than just noble arrogance

K

knightly

vskingly

• Archaic

1 8.0

About knights and the Middle Ages of honor and bravery

concerns sovereign dignity and ruling manner rather than martial ideals

Q

queenlike

vskingly

1 7.3

Having the look or way of a queen

refers to similar grandeur but with masculine or neutral association

Q

queenly

vskingly

1 5.6

Having the calm, proud manner and look of a queen

denotes the same majestic idea but with masculine or neutral tone

K

kinglike

vskingly

7.3

Looking and behaving like a king

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

E

estately

vskingly

• Archaic

7.8

A person or building with a grand, dignified look that impresses people

is similar but more tied to actual monarchic status and role

Q

quasi-royal

vskingly

8.9

Having power like a king or queen but without the title

implies genuine sovereign rank and formal royal status rather than similarity

Antonyms

C

common

797 1.0

Happening often or seen in many places

H

humble

222 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

How Regal

majestic

50 4.3

imperial

137 6.2

kingly

4 6.7

regal

30 5.3

dignified

71 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology