laurel

Meaning of laurel

noun
  1. any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves.
  2. an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries.
  3. the foliage of the bay tree woven into a wreath or crown and worn on the head as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in classical times.
    the bust depicts the president wearing Roman laurels, armour, and a cloak
    Mansell became only the seventh Briton to wear the champion's laurels
verb
  1. bestow an award or praise on (someone) in recognition of an achievement.
    she will be laurelled alongside politicians, historians, and other actors
    one of science fiction's most laurelled writers

Middle English lorer, from Old French lorier, from Provençal laurier, from earlier laur, from Latin laurus .

Information about laurel

Hyphenation of laurel

lau-rel

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • laurel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

laurel synonyms

Meaning Laurel:

Laurel

Translation of laurel

Anagrams of laurel

allure, Ruella

Words that rhyme with laurel

Aurel, Cotolaurel, Laurel, dislaurel, enlaurel, saurel, burel, Curel, churel, jurel, plurel, Titurel, droiturel, naturel, xurel

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