lordliness
- noun
- /ˈlɔrdlinəs/
- 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
Calm, respectful behaviour that shows self-respect in hard times
Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others
Great beauty and size that make you feel respect
A quality of strong moral character that earns respect
A way of acting like you are very important that annoys other people
A way of acting that shows you think you are better than other people
A calm, serious, and impressive way of behaving or looking
Great size and beauty that makes something look impressive, like a cathedral
Treating people in a rude, bossy way and not listening to them
A proud, unfriendly way of acting that shows you feel better than others
A quality of being like a king or queen, showing calm, dignity, and elegance
A grand, noble style like that of a prince
A serious, calm manner that makes people respect you
Being high in position or having noble, admired ideas and style
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.