- 2. Old-fashioned, quaint, simple, unsophisticated.
- 3. Original, primary, radical, underived.
- 4. Formal solemn, prim, grave.
Primly, ad. Neatly, precisely.
Primness, n. Stiffness, formality, affected niceness, preciseness.
Primogenial, a. [Written also Primigenial.] First-born, first-made, original, primary, elemental, primitive.
Primordial, a. Original, first in order. See Primitive.
Primrose, a. Flowery, gay.
Prince, n.
- 1. Sovereign, ruler, monarch, potentate.
- 2. Sovereign’s son (especially the eldest son).
- 3. Chief, leader, potentate.
Princely, a.
- 1. Royal, regal, imperial.
- 2. August, grand, royal, magnificient, superb, splendid, pompous, majestic, noble.
- 3. Stately, dignified, high-minded, noble, lofty, elevated.
Princess, n.
- 1. Female ruler.
- 2. Sovereign’s daughter.
- 3. Prince’s consort.
Principal, a. Chief, main, first, highest, leading, foremost, pre-eminent, cardinal, most considerable, most important, great, capital, essential.