Definition of
laurels has definitions from the field of Greek antiquity
1
[ noun ] a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

Synonyms

honor award honour accolade

Examples

"an award for bravery"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

THE MODEST AND HAPPY Spahn waved_off his new laurels as one of those good days .

Related terms

symbol approval academic_degree decoration pennant citation Nobel_prize cachet aliyah letter trophy trophy prix_goncourt Oscar prix_de_rome emmy mention honor award

2
[ noun ] the state of being honored

Synonyms

honor honour

Related terms

dishonor standing glory fame repute esteem honor

3
[ noun ] (in ancient Greece) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

Synonyms

bay_wreath laurel_wreath

Related terms

wreath Greece

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Rhymes with

laurel's sorrell's morals charles' charles barrels brussels marbles marble's nostrils durables royal's royals' barrels urals raffles little's annals bowels dial's howells entrails battle's doubles knuckles goggles couples michael's couple's gospels channel's hackles channels sample's daniel's shambles marshal's martials marshall's marshals receivables genitals oodles eagle's eccles goethals payables scruples beatles beetles peoples' people's spectacles goebbels noble's naples nickel's measles vessel's hurdles shekels fundamentals hulls hull's skittles credentials engels temple's singles shingles fundamentals sprinkles

Phonetic and Homophones

L AO1 R AH0 L Z loral's  laurel's

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laurel_oak

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