PALATINE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of palatine

as in palatial

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Recent Examples of palatine

Adjective

The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

Noun

The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor. — Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palatine

Adjective

This historic, palatial site has epitomized grandeur for more than 250 years.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
When basics — pinstripes, polka dots, gingham and army green — inflate and explode into palatial forms, expelling feathers and brocade.

— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of palatial

Noun

For example, the adoption of a marmoset by a capuchin monkey.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026

Definition of capuchin

Adjective

Each room has a sumptuous oversized bed, a desk for working, and an array of handy bathroom products ready for guests to use.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Known colloquially as the Flower Mosque, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi draws its botanical inspiration not from its overall form but from its sumptuous ornamentation.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sumptuous

Adjective

Zamindar’s Clubhouse, which opened in June in the former Link & Pin location in South End, offers a lush, opulent space adorned with Indian art, heritage architectural features, brass accents and warm lighting.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of opulent

Noun

Like a matador swirling his cape, Patrick Roden-Reynolds pulled a swatch of white flannel this way and that on the grass and leaf litter in my yard.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Lauren wore a vintage Elie Saab dress sourced from Happy Isles paired with a custom cape made by Chatorrier.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cape

Adjective

Fans of modernist architecture will find much else to enjoy, too – not least in Ibirapuera Park, with its striking array of mid-century buildings by Oscar Niemeyer, including the pavilion that now houses the superb Museu Afro Brasil.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Whatever the case might be, Kentucky Boy is a really superb bourbon.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of superb

Noun

Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.

— Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of mantilla

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