威風|いふうifuu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounmajesty; dignity
- Synonym威容いようWrittenWritten or formal word for a majestic, imposing appearance, used mostly of buildings and military formations.
- Related重みおもみNeutralWeight, literal or figurative: the heft of objects or the importance behind someone's words. An inner quality, not the outward, imposing air of 「威風」.
- Related威厳いげんWrittenWritten or formal word for solemn dignity that keeps others at a distance; close to 「威風」 but more a matter of inner gravity.
- Related尊厳そんげんWrittenWritten or formal word for dignity as sacred, inviolable worth, as in 「人間の尊厳」.
- Related貫禄かんろくNeutralThe presence a person projects through looks and bearing; about people, and more everyday than 「威風」.
- Related威儀いぎWrittenWritten or formal word for dignified conduct that conforms to etiquette; stresses decorous bearing rather than 「威風」's imposing air.
- Antonym貧相ひんそうNeutralA poor, shabby look in one's face or dress; the opposite of the grand air of 「威風」.
- Antonym卑屈ひくつNeutralServile and self-abasing, fawning on others; the opposite of standing proud and imposing like 「威風」.
Use 「威風」, often as 「威風堂々」, for a grand, imposing air. For a person's presence pick 「貫禄」; for solemn gravity 「威厳」; for imposing buildings or troops 「威容」. The opposites are 「貧相」 (shabby-looking) and 「卑屈」 (servile).
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