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king⋅ly
[king-lee] 
li
adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb –adjective
| 1. | stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air. |
| 2. | pertaining or proper to a king: kingly power. |
| 3. | having the rank of king. |
| 4. | consisting of kings or others of royal rank: kingly personages. |
–adverb
| 5. | in the manner of a king; regally. |
Related forms:
king⋅li⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand. Kingly, regal, royal refer to that which is closely associated with a king, or is suitable for one. What is kingly may either belong to a king, or be befitting, worthy of, or like a king: a kingly presence, appearance, graciousness. Regal is esp. applied to the office of kingship or the outward manifestations of grandeur and majesty: regal authority, bearing, splendor, munificence. Royal is applied esp. to what pertains to or is associated with the person of a monarch: the royal family, word, robes, salute; a royal residence.
1, 2. princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand. Kingly, regal, royal refer to that which is closely associated with a king, or is suitable for one. What is kingly may either belong to a king, or be befitting, worthy of, or like a king: a kingly presence, appearance, graciousness. Regal is esp. applied to the office of kingship or the outward manifestations of grandeur and majesty: regal authority, bearing, splendor, munificence. Royal is applied esp. to what pertains to or is associated with the person of a monarch: the royal family, word, robes, salute; a royal residence.
Antonyms:
1, 2. lowly.
1, 2. lowly.
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Link To kingliness
| king·ly (kĭng'lē) adj. king·li·er, king·li·est
king'li·ness n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Kingliness
King"li*ness\, n. The state or quality of being kingly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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