Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatial

/pəˈleɪʃəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: pala-tial
IPA: /pəˈleɪʃəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a palace.

adj

On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.

Example Sentences

"The home where he lived was palatial."
"But during those two years for some reason or other the house had fallen into premature and rapid decay. With a very few months an air of mustiness began to hang over the once palatial residence of the rich foreign financier."

Etymology

Borrowed from French palatial, formed from the root of Latin palātium (“a palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine Hill”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: palatial, palātium

Inflected Forms

more palatial (comparative) most palatial (superlative)

Derived Forms

palatially palatialness unpalatial

Frequently Paired Words

palace palatinate palatine

Rhymes With

racial facial spatial glacial interracial multiracial biracial spacial transracial nonracial proglacial maxillofacial

Questions

How do you pronounce palatial?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈleɪʃəl/.
What does palatial mean?: Of or relating to a palace.
Where does palatial come from?: It is traced to French.

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