C1adjectiveformalhomeurban
US/ˈsteɪt.li/
UK/ˈsteɪt.li/
impressive and grand in size or style; also slow and dignified
In context
Tourists in England love visiting stately homes with huge gardens.
The stately colonial buildings along the boulevard now house banks and hotels.
The procession moved at a stately pace through the old town.
Words that go with stately
adjective + noun
- stately homeThe film was shot in a stately home in the countryside.
- stately buildingThe opera house is a stately building from 1911.
- stately paceThe old ferry crossed the river at a stately pace.
- stately mansionA rich trader built this stately mansion a century ago.
- stately treesStately trees line the avenue to the palace.