lord·ly

(lôrd′lē)

adj. lord·li·er, lord·li·est

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lord.

2. Very dignified and noble: a lordly and charitable enterprise.

3. Pretentiously arrogant and overbearing.

adv.

1. In a dignified, noble fashion befitting or characteristic of a lord.

2. In a pretentiously arrogant and overbearing manner.

lord′li·ness n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	lordliness - formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" gravitas, dignity comportment, mien, bearing, presence - dignified manner or conduct
	2.	lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness superbia, pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) condescension, disdainfulness, superciliousness - the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior contemptuousness - the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return" hubris - overbearing pride or presumption domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingness - the trait of being imperious and overbearing superiority - displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension" snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism - the trait of condescending to those of lower social status

lordliness

noun

The quality of being arrogant:

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority.

Translations

سِياده، مكانة اللورديَّه

povýšennost

prægtighedstorslåethed

hroki

soyluluk

lordliness

[ˈlɔːdlɪnɪs] N → lo señorial, carácter m señorial (pej) → altivez f, arrogancia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lordliness

n → Vornehmheit f; (= haughtiness) → Überheblichkeit f, → Arroganz f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lordliness

[ˈlɔːdlɪnɪs] n → altezzosità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lord

(loːd) noun

1. a master; a man or animal that has power over others or over an area. The lion is lord of the jungle.

2. (with capital when used in titles) in the United Kingdom etc a nobleman or man of rank.

3. (with capital) in the United Kingdom, used as part of several official titles. the Lord Mayor.

ˈlordly adjective

grand or proud. a lordly attitude.

ˈlordliness noun

ˈLordship noun

(with His, ~Your etc) a word used in speaking to, or about, a man with the title `Lord' and also certain judges who do not have this title. Thank you, Your Lordship.

the Lord

God; Christ.

lord it over

to act like a lord or master towards. Don't think you can lord it over us.

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I really feel like a dissipated London fine lady, writing here so late, with my room full of pretty things, and my head a jumble of parks, theaters, new gowns, and gallant creatures who say "Ah!" and twirl their blond mustaches with the true English lordliness. I long to see you all, and in spite of my nonsense am, as ever, your loving...

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He had put on weight, increased in size, and, protected by the taboo, had become self-confident almost to lordliness. But he had found no master.

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Coming from a Conservative Party, famed for its arrogance and squire-of-themanor lordliness, it's perhaps little surprise that such a storm in a teacup should keep the media frothing away for months as the plot thickened with all manner of conspiracy theories being aired.

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(16) The aim of Balthasar's theological aesthetics was "to let us see the revelation of God that his lordliness, his sublimity, what Israel calls kabod ('glory') and the New Testament Gloria can be recognized under all the incognitos of the human nature [of Christ] and [his] Cross.

The sacred is still beautiful: the liturgical and theological aesthetics of Pope Benedict XVI