palatine Antonyms
Strongest:
- unimpressive
- modest
- common
- common
- lowly
- unimpressive
- modest
- unprepossessing
- ordinary
- lowly
- average
- unprepossessing
- average
- humble
- humble
- ordinary
Strong:
- mediocre
- puny
- shabby
- sordid
- unimposing
- petty
- insignificant
- petty
- mean
- sordid
- unimposing
- shabby
- abject
- meretricious
- mediocre
- trifling
- trifling
- unheroic
- abject
- mean
- puny
- unheroic
- insignificant
- meretricious
Weak:
Meaning of palatine
palatine (n)
any of various important officials in ancient Rome
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
palatine (a)
relating to or lying near the palate
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
of or relating to a palace
palatine (a.)
Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
Of or pertaining to the palate.
palatine (n.)
One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
The hill in Rome.
A palatine bone.
palatine Sentence Examples
- The palatine bone is located behind the maxilla and forms part of the hard palate.
- Loss of the palatine tonsils can occur as a result of chronic inflammation or surgery.
- The palatine arches are formed by the palatine bones and extend from the maxillae to the uvula.
- The palatine canals transmit the greater palatine nerves and vessels.
- The palatine nerve provides sensory innervation to the posterior hard palate.
- The palatine rugae are ridges on the palatine mucosa that assist in mastication.
- Palatal reflex is a protective mechanism triggered by stimulation of the palatine mucosa.
- Cleft palate occurs when the embryonic palatine shelves fail to fuse during development.
- The palatine tonsils are the largest of the pharyngeal tonsils.
- The palatine muscles contribute to the movements of the soft palate.
FAQs About the word palatine
any of various important officials in ancient Rome, (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands, the most important of
marvellous, superb,palatial, sumptuous, opulent, extraordinary, kingly, formidable, extravagant, apocalyptic
unimpressive, modest, common, common, lowly, unimpressive, modest, unprepossessing, ordinary, lowly
The palatine bone is located behind the maxilla and forms part of the hard palate.
Loss of the palatine tonsils can occur as a result of chronic inflammation or surgery.
The palatine arches are formed by the palatine bones and extend from the maxillae to the uvula.
The palatine canals transmit the greater palatine nerves and vessels.
