princeliness

noun

Definition of princelinessnext
as in richness

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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
  1. richness
  2. dignity
  3. opulence
  4. elegance
  5. luxury
  6. luxuriance
  7. sumptuousness
  8. lavishness
Noun
  • The paradox of it, private and public, hidden yet accessible, reflects something essential about Antwerp, a city whose richness lives largely behind closed doors.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ramsay adds the crème fraîche cold at the end to stop the cooking and bring richness to the dish.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of richness
Noun
  • Landon argued that public officials should be held to standards of conduct that include treating others with dignity, particularly when disagreements arise.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The dignity of such aspirational, agentic citizenship and its contrast with the legalistic, subject citizenship of colonies and empires left its mark on our own state.
    — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • The building did a stint as the county courthouse earlier in the 20th century before it was purchased and restored to its former opulence by the Savannah hotel developer Richard Kessler.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This process aids in the development of classic sparkling wine flavors such as shortbread, brioche, and crème fraiche as well as a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and a sense of opulence.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of opulence
Noun
  • Beautiful cemeteries can captivate with their artistic and architectural elegance, entice with lessons in local history, and tantalize the senses with botanical delights.
    — Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Napoleonic Wars raged across continental Europe, but that did not stop society life from carrying on in all its dazzling elegance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • Built in 1852, the bright white building serves as a luxury hotel, fitness center, and spa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That could come in the form of a salary floor, penalizing clubs who spend less than $150 million, or even raising the luxury tax threshold to $300 million in 2027, with an eye on getting to $360 million four years later.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of luxury
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
Definition of luxuriance
Noun
  • Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
    — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of sumptuousness
Noun
  • Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.
    — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lavishness

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