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- Dictionaryre·gal/ˈrēɡ(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified: "her regal bearing" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of REGAL is of, relating to, or suitable for a king. How to use regal in a sentence.
If you describe something as regal, you mean that it is suitable for a king or queen, because it is very impressive or beautiful. He sat with such regal dignity. Never has she looked more regal.
Used more casually, something regal is fit for royalty, through quality, culture, or value, even if royalty doesn’t actually use that thing. Less commonly, a regal is a portable organ from the 1400s that uses brass reed pipes. Regals produce sound when the reeds vibrate, usually within a bellows.
very special and suitable for a king or queen: a regal manner. He made a regal entrance. Synonym. majestic. Compare. imperial. royal adjective. kingly. queenly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles. accede to something phrasal verb. accession. anointed. anti-monarchical. anti-monarchist. duchess. dukedom.
Synonyms for REGAL: royal, aristocratic, monarchical, magnificent, kingly, princely, queenly, imposing; Antonyms of REGAL: humble, modest, unimpressive, lowly, ordinary, unprepossessing, common, unimposing
Definition of regal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In modern English, 'regal' describes something that embodies the qualities of royalty, exuding elegance, grandeur, and majesty, whether in reference to an actual monarch or figuratively to something that carries a dignified and impressive presence.
