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crownlessness

crownlessness noun: the state of lacking a crown.

Noun

crownlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state of lacking a crown.
  2. (figuratively) A state of defeat, or of not sharing in victory.
    • Yea since we are come forth from our sore troubles let us not fall into the desolation of crownlessness, neither nurse our griefs; but having ease from our ills that are past mending, we will set some pleasant thing before the people, […]1874, Isthmian Ode VII, translated by Ernest Myers, The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, page 166

Origin of crownlessness

From crownless + -ness.

Questions about crownlessness

What does crownlessness mean?
Crownlessness means the state of lacking a crown.
What part of speech is crownlessness?
Crownlessness is a noun.

Words near crownlessness in the dictionary

  1. crowningly
  2. crownings
  3. crownland
  4. crownlands
  5. crownless
  6. crownlessness
  7. crownlet
  8. crownlets
  9. crownlike
  10. crownmaker
  11. crownmakers

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