Lordly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or befitting a lord

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɔːɹdli/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɔːdli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɔːdli/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔːɹdli/.

Examples

heir to a lordly fortune
of august lineage
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sniffy imperious swaggering august disdainful grand supercilious haughty overbearing prideful

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or befitting a lord “heir to a lordly fortune”
adjective	having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”

Word Forms

Lord	noun	a titled peer of the realm
lordliness	noun	formality in bearing and appearance
disdainfulness	noun	the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
haughtiness	noun	overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
imperiousness	noun	the trait of being imperious and overbearing
overbearingness	noun	the trait of being imperious and overbearing
superciliousness	noun	the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herrschaftlich

von oder angemessen für einen Herrn

🇫🇷French

seigneurial

de ou digne d'un seigneur

🇪🇸Spanish

señorial

de o propio de un señor

🇮🇹Italian

signorile

di o adatto a un signore

🇳🇱Dutch

vorstelijk

van of passend bij een heer

🇵🇹Portuguese

senhorial

de ou condizente com um senhor

🇷🇺Russian

благородный

принадлежащий или подобающий лорду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गर्वित

किसी स्वामी का या उसके योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রভু

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரபு

அல்லது ஒரு இறைவனுக்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రభువు

లేదా ప్రభువుకు తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रभुत्वाने

प्रभूचे किंवा योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રભુમય

અથવા સ્વામીને અનુકૂળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಭುವಾಗಿ

ಅಥವಾ ಭಗವಂತನಿಗೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഭുവായ

ഒരു കർത്താവിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുയോജ്യമായത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਲਕ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

آقا

کسی رب کا یا اس کے لیے موزوں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高贵的

属于领主的或适合领主的

🇯🇵Japanese

尊大な

主の、または主にふさわしい

🇰🇷Korean

위엄있게

영주의 또는 그에 어울리는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chúa tể

của hoặc phù hợp với một lãnh chúa

🇹🇭Thai

ท่านลอร์ด

หรือเหมาะสมกับเจ้านาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

agung

dari atau cocok untuk seorang tuan

🇵🇭Filipino

panginoon

ng o nararapat sa isang panginoon

🇲🇾Malay

bertuan

daripada atau sesuai dengan tuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوردلي

من أو يليق بالرب

🇮🇷Persian

اربابی

از یا شایسته یک ارباب

🇹🇷Turkish

kibirli

bir efendiye yakışır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתנַשֵׂא

של או כיאה לאדון

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