DIADEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

Synonyms:

crown; diadem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("diadem" is a kind of...):

crown jewels (regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions)

jeweled headdress; jewelled headdress (a headdress adorned with jewels)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diadem"):

coronet (a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign)

crown of thorns (a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb diadem