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
  • So light, given the heft of the bundle, and flaky, and fragrant with the specific richness of lard.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.
    Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bhargavendra Singh walked with dignity at their head, making a ceremony of the affair.
    Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The music was imbued with grace and dignity in both its most introspective and uplifting moments.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Velvet is a natural for drawing out the opulence of plum, but look to linen and leather for more earthy applications.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
  • By 1988, when Phantom debuted on Broadway, the Reagan-era consumer culture and flashy opulence were on their way out, so the ornate, maximalist sets and the lush orchestrations felt off-key to reviewers.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • L’Agence’s Akiya silhouette brings simple, flattering elegance to everyday dressing.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Just look to Bianca Jagger, who never did anything by halves and always found a balance between drama and elegance in her looks.
    Michel Mejía, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Enquiries for luxury Singapore properties from Chinese buyers also increased 35% in the first half from a year earlier, according to Juwai IQI.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Tates built an online empire by selling an image of extraordinary personal wealth through displays of sports cars, stacks of cash and luxury watches.
    Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 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
  • 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
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

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“Princeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princeliness. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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