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Adjectives (7)
statuesque
adj. of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
courtly, elegant, formal
adj. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
noble, imposing, baronial
adj. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
Fuzzynyms (42)
gallant, chivalrous, knightly
adj. being attentive to women like an ideal knight
mannered
adj. having unnatural mannerisms; "brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom"
urbane, refined, polished, svelte, cultured
adj. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
debonair, debonaire, suave, polished, debonnaire
adj. having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
civilized, polite, cultivated, cultured, genteel
adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
refined
adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
neat, refined, tasteful
adj. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
adj. befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior"
glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
royal, imperial, purple, majestic, regal
adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
important, authoritative
adj. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
imperious, masterful
adj. able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"
dignified, self-respecting, self-respectful
adj. having or showing self-esteem
Synonyms (41)
full-length
adj. accommodating the full height of the human figure; "a full-length mirror"
gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy
adj. tall and thin and having long slender limbs; "a gangling teenager"; "a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man"
in height
adj. having a specified height; "five feet tall"; "five feet in height"
leggy, long-legged, long-shanked
adj. having long legs
leggy, tall-growing
adj. (of plants) having tall spindly stems
tallish
adj. somewhat tall
distinguished, imposing, magisterial
adj. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
formidable, dazzling, awe-inspiring, amazing, awesome, awing
adj. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
arresting, sensational, stunning
adj. commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
striking, spectacular, dramatic
adj. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
grand, expansive
adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
gallant, lofty, majestic, proud
adj. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
grandiose
adj. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
grand, heroic
adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
important-looking
adj. impressive in appearance
mind-boggling
adj. intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; "a mind-boggling display"; "a mind-boggling puzzle"
palatial
adj. suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"
signal
adj. notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
thundering
adj. extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"
Antonyms (8)
unimposing
adj. lacking in impressiveness; "on the whole the results of this system are unimposing"
humble
adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
stately
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