Laurels
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Laurels is a noun meaning plural of laurel.
Meaning
plural of laurel.
More Meanings
- Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of laurel
Example Sentences
Two mountain laurels were in bloom.
Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.
Synonyms for laurels
Depending on context, synonyms include accolade, award, honor, honour.
Antonyms for laurels
Common opposites include dishonor, dishonour.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include accolade, honor, award, honour, feet, kudos.
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