English noun: lordliness |
1. | lordliness (attribute) formality in bearing and appearance |
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| Samples | He behaved with great dignity.
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| Synonyms | dignity, gravitas |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bearing, comportment, mien, presence |
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2. | lordliness (attribute) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
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| Synonyms | arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pride, superbia |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | condescension, contemptuousness, disdainfulness, domineeringness, hubris, imperiousness, overbearingness, snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, superciliousness, superiority |
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