Antonyms for laurel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lawr-uhl, lor-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-

Definition of laurel

Origin : c.1300, lorrer, from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1831.

noun distinction

Example sentences :

It was twined of Olympic olive leaves and Apollo's own laurel.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

She stood at the entrance to the laurel grove and peered a little forward.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

The said branch is usually styled a laurel branch, but why I know not.
Extract from : « The Coinages of the Channel Islands » by B. Lowsley

He held a sprig of laurel in his hand during the time he was confined in the pillory.
Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews

It was a crisis when there was a fair opening for new candidates for the laurel.
Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins

He wore the red lucco, but had declined to crown himself with laurel.
Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton

But Cabarreux did not look at the laurel: he did not know what she said.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

The world shall kneel to us yet: shall glorify us with laurel and with gold.
Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

Here are their marks on the left—here, beside the laurel bushes!
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

There was a statue of Fame close by, and beside it a laurel.
Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall

Synonyms for laurel

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