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Antonyms for laurels

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lawr-uhl, lor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔr əl, ˈlɒr-

Definition of laurels

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 credit, praise
Example sentences :
  • Stop for us at the Laurels, about eleven, or p'r'aps I'll stroll over and get you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The fact is, her laurels, for the most part, have been gathered by Irish hands.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • I reposed on the laurels which I had gathered myself, and I slept better.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • At that moment Edward touched me on the shoulder and glided off through the laurels.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • A slow coach, that will rob you of your laurels spite of your locomotive memory.
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • The laurels of the conqueror of the Turks drooped and withered in Flanders.
  • Extract from : « Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 » by Various
  • Then she got into the kitchen-garden, and back again through the laurels.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • He was certainly senile, yet, because of his laurels, entitled to all the honours of war.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Such are the means by which the mystical cults earn their laurels.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • But the laurels sounded enticing, and I was curious about the ship.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Synonyms for laurels

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