royal

CEFRA2

/ˈɹɔɪ̯.əl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a king, queen, or their family.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Very impressive, beautiful, or excellent in an informal expression.

Examples

  • Keep in mind that there's no royal road to anything.

  • She trained at the Royal Academy of Music.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɹʷɔ.jəl] ~ [ˈɹʷɔ.jl̩]
  • [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.əl] ~ [ˈɹʷɔɪ̯.l̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.

  2. In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

  3. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

More examples

In context

  • The royal wedding was a great spectacle.

  • Maharajah and the Sepoys pits a single royal amazon for white against a standard chess army for black.

  • a royal pain in the neck

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin rēgālis, from rēx (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”), real (“unit of currency”), ariary, and riyal. Cognate with Spanish real, Italian reale, Catalan reial. Displaced native Old English cynelīċ.