Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having the rank, status, or dignity of a queen: Pertaining to or characteristic of a queen in terms of position or authority.
   • Resembling or befitting a queen: Possessing the qualities, appearance, or manner considered appropriate for a queen, such as regal bearing, dignity, grace, or magnificence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She carried herself with queenly grace throughout the ceremony.
  • The museum displayed the queenly robes and jewels of the former monarch.
  • Her queenly demeanor commanded respect from everyone in the room.

Advanced Usage

• "queenly propriety": Behavior or conduct that is marked by the dignity and correctness expected of a queen.
  • Even in the face of scandal, she maintained an air of queenly propriety.
• "queenly raiment": Clothing or garments that are stately, magnificent, and suitable for a queen.
  • The portrait showed her clad in her queenly raiment.

Variants and Related Words

• Queenlike (adj): An older or less common synonym for "queenly," meaning resembling or characteristic of a queen.
  • Her queenlike posture was evident even from a distance.
• Queenliness (n): The quality or state of being queenly.
  • Her queenliness was innate, not something learned.

Synonyms

• Regal: Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
• Majestic: Having or showing impressive beauty, dignity, or scale.
• Stately: Having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; majestic in manner and appearance.
• Imperial: Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress.

Antonyms

• Common: Occurring, found, or done often; not rare or special; lacking nobility or rank.
• Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
• Unassuming: Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To play the queenly role: To act with the authority, dignity, or bearing of a queen, often in a specific situation.
  • At the charity gala, she knew she had to play the queenly role for the foundation.
• With queenly composure: With a calm, dignified, and self-controlled manner characteristic of a queen.
  • She received the shocking news with queenly composure.

Adjective

1. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
   • queenly propriety
   • clad in her queenly raiment
   • Rosetti's queenly portraits of women