diademed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Wearing a diadem: "diademed" describes someone or something that is adorned with a diadem, which is a type of crown or jeweled headband symbolizing royalty or high status.
- Crowned with a wreath: In a broader sense, it can mean decorated with a wreath of leaves or flowers, often used in poetic or heraldic contexts.
Usage Examples
- (The queen was wearing a diadem.)
- (A figure adorned with a crown or wreath.)
- (The hero was crowned with a wreath.)
Advanced Usage
"diademed and sceptred": a phrase used to describe a monarch fully adorned with the symbols of royal authority.
- The portrait showed the diademed and sceptred king in full regalia. (The king was depicted with both a crown and a scepter.)
"diademed brow": a poetic expression referring to someone's forehead adorned with a crown or wreath.
- She had a diademed brow, as if born to rule. (Her forehead seemed naturally suited for a crown.)
Variants and Related Words
Diadem (n): a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
- The ancient diadem was made of gold and precious stones. (A royal headpiece.)
Diademless (adj): without a diadem; uncrowned.
- The diademless prince wandered among the commoners. (A prince not wearing a crown.)
Synonyms
- Crowned: having a crown on the head.
- Enwreathed: encircled with a wreath or garland.
- Coroneted: wearing a small crown, often denoting nobility.
Related Idioms
"to wear the diadem": a figurative expression meaning to hold royal power or authority.
- After the coronation, he wore the diadem with grace. (He assumed the role of monarch.)
"diadem of stars": a poetic phrase for a crown-like arrangement of stars in the sky.
- The constellation appeared as a diadem of stars above the mountain. (A starry crown in the night sky.)