Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laurels

/lˈɔɹəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: lau-rels
IPA: /lˈɔɹəlz/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of laurel

noun

Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with bays, sacred to Apollo.

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of laurel

noun

plural of Laurel

Example Sentences

"Two mountain laurels were in bloom."
"Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels."

Phrases

mountain laurel rest on one's laurels

Frequently Paired Words

mountain laurel rest on one's laurels laureate

Synonyms

award accolade honor honour

Rhymes With

morals corals quarrels florals sorrells sorrels chorals balmorals

Questions

How do you pronounce laurels?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɔɹəlz/.
What does laurels mean?: plural of laurel

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