Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
crownlessness. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
crownlessness, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
crownlessness in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
crownlessness you have here. The definition of the word
crownlessness will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
crownlessness, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From crownless + -ness.
Noun
crownlessness (uncountable)
- The state of lacking a crown.
- (figuratively) A state of defeat, or of not sharing in victory.
1874, Isthmian Ode VII, translated by Ernest Myers, The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, page 166: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, […]
Translations
the state of lacking a crown
a state of defeat, or of not sharing in victory