crowned

KROWND/kɹaʊnd/

4 meanings of crowned

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of crown. Use this form for something that already happened.
They crowned her queen at the ceremony last spring.
The young prince was crowned before the whole court.
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2
adjective
Wearing a crown on the head, the way a king or queen does.
The crowned king waved to the cheering crowd from the balcony.
A crowned figure sat on the throne in the old painting.
Similarcoronate, coronated
Oppositeuncrowned
3
adjective
Having a top of the head of a certain type or color, as some birds do.
The little bird is crowned with a patch of bright orange on its head.
Many of these small ducks are crowned with green on top.
Similarcapped, crested, topped
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Less common meaning

4
adjectiveobsolete
Greatest of its kind, or total and extreme.
He called the man a crowned fool for trusting strangers with his gold.
Their crowned truths
1836, Emmeline Stuart-Wortley, Visionary: Canto IIIHere, crowned means greatest or most complete, truths of the highest kind.
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crowned is a form of crown

crown, verb: To name someone as the winner of a contest. Full entry

Forms: crowncrowns he/she/itcrowning -ing formcrowned past tense, past participle
Spelling: crown → crowned: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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