Strikingly generous, splendid, or large enough to evoke royal wealth.
Reach for it when praising a gift, sum, or setting for exceptional generosity or magnificence
A princely donation secured the observatory's public nights for another decade.
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playful
royal
Fits when informal exaggeration can evoke abundance fit for royalty
Careful Royal risks a literal monarchy reading unless the exaggeration is obvious.
warm
Fits if willing giving matters more than the size or splendor
Careful Generous covers modest acts and lacks the scale of princely.
professional
Suits a substantial amount that deserves approving notice
Careful Handsome is idiomatic with sums and may be ambiguous elsewhere.
formal
Fits when generosity or expenditure greatly exceeds the ordinary
Careful Lavish can imply excess and is not inherently dignified.
formal
Fits when a gift is exceptionally liberal in size
Careful Munificent is rare and applies more precisely to giving than surroundings.
literary
Suits impressive grandeur that inspires admiration
Careful Magnificent says little about generosity and can describe natural scenery.
princely sum
The auction raised a princely sum for the mountain rescue service.
princely gift
A princely gift of instruments equipped every school in the district.
princely hospitality
The hosts offered princely hospitality without making the visitors feel indebted.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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