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stateliness

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  impressiveness in scale or proportion
  2. [n]  a elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness"
 
 Synonyms: loftiness, majesty
 
 See Also: formality, formalness, grandness, impressiveness, magnificence

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\State"li*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being stately.

      For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a
      horse?                                   --Dr. H. More.
 

 

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