Stateliness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stateliness \State"li*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being stately.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a
           horse?                                   --Dr. H. More.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stateliness
       n 1: a elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee
            with great stateliness"
       2: impressiveness in scale or proportion [syn: {majesty}, {loftiness}]