as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
from an early age he had that special something, an aura of kingliness that foretold his future rise to the country's presidency
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When trained on a star cluster, binoculars help reveal the true majesty of these sparkling stellar hives, bringing many dimmer stars into view.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi’s stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Other camellia species were noted and grown for their flowers gracing gardens of temples and nobility.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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The encounter amounts to a philosophical definition of nobility as something that owes nothing to titles or traditions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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Protecting human dignity and human lives is.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The rejection of bedrock Christian values such as dignity, mercy, and compassion did not start with the crisis in Minnesota.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Kingliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kingliness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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