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tiara¹

  • /tiˈɑːɹə/
  • /tiˈɑɹə/ US
  • /tiˈæɹə/ US
  • /taɪˈɛəɹə/ obsolete

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Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára), of unknown ultimate origin.

noun tiaras · tiarae · tiaræ

  1. The three-tiered papal crown.
  2. An ornamental coronet. I had scarcely taken my accustomed low seat at her side, when, opening a casket which stood on the table near her, she took out a diamond tiara, and, placing it in my hair, pointed to the glass. 'Ah, my child!' she exclaimed, 'you well become your future crown!' and, without waiting for my reply, sh

verb tiaras · tiaraing · tiaraed

  1. rare, transitive To adorn as a tiara. Brilliants tiaraed her head.
  2. rare, transitive To adorn with a tiara. He tiaraed her head.

Tiara²

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English from the noun tiara

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: crown, diadem, coronet, chaplet, wreath, rhinestone, tiar, bridal crown, pope hat, orale, tassel, infula, bishop's mantle, tricorn, skull, mantum

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noun papal crown

한국어티아라 tiara
日本語ティアラ tiara
中文箍冠
Portuguêstiara
Françaistiare
DeutschTiara, Papstkrone
Italianotiara
Ελληνικάτιάρα tiára
Românătiară
Русскийтиа́ра tiára

noun ornamental coronet

Españoldiadema, tiara
한국어티아라 tiara
日本語ティアラ tiara
中文后冠 hòuguān
Portuguêstiara
Françaistiare
DeutschTiara
Românătiară
Русскийтиа́ра tiára
עבריתנֵזֶר nézer

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@misc{tiara_2026,
  title = {tiara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tiara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}