Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crowning glory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: crown-ing -glo-ry
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The best and most notable aspect of something; the greatest achievement; the most beautiful thing.

Example Sentences

"Her hair is her crowning glory."
"The crowning glory of the property developments was then built in 1927-29 as a luxury block of flats above Baker Street […]. Chiltern Court became the home of authors H G Wells and Arnold Bennett."

Inflected Forms

crowning glories (plural)

Questions

What does crowning glory mean?: The best and most notable aspect of something; the greatest achievement; the most beautiful thing.

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