princeliness

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Recent Examples of princeliness The whole place had been assembled decades earlier with an eye toward princeliness, and now had a shabby, endearing grandeur. Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 2 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princeliness
Noun
  • All of this dazzling richness had been there all along.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Every bite hit me with salt, spice and richness all at once.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But on May 1, a particular kind of message was emphasized — dignity for workers.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.
    Catherine Thorbecke, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Decadence is sensuality and impotence, opulence and decay.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island Few buildings capture Gilded Age opulence like The Breakers.
    Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This 50-room boutique hotel in the French Quarter of Charleston aims to nurture a sense of relaxation and comfort, elegance and warm hospitality.
    Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For many women of color, the slick-back bun was, and is, a perfect intersection of elegance and endurance.
    Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Once complete, the 34-acre site north of College Boulevard and west of State Line Road will eventually be home to restaurants, a luxury hotel, retail space, child care facilities, connector trails to City Park, multifamily housing and additional office space.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
  • Long-time Grasso’s Garage readers know Volvo reigns supreme in the luxury category, and this week, the proof is in the pudding.
    Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
    Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Princeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princeliness. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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