princely

Other forms of princely

comparative or superlative

princelier

comparative or superlative

princeliest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about princely

What does princely mean?

princely means "ostentatiously rich and superior in quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in princely?

princely has 2 syllables: prin-cely. The stress falls on "prin". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɪnsli/.

What is another word for princely?

Close synonyms include deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is princely a common word?

princely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.