Meanings
plural anadems
- A headband, especially a garland of flowers.
Ada, on the grass, kept trying to make an anadem of marguerites for the dog while Lucette looked on, munching a crumpet.
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 671 more example
As she held high the Staff, she caught the early sunlight. Her hair shone about her like an anadem, and the golden Ranyhyn bore her up like an offering to the wide day.
1978, Stephen Donaldson, The Illearth War
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνάδημα“head-band”
- Latinanadēma
- Englishanadem
From Latin anadēma, from Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα (anádēma, “head-band”).
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Finnish kukkaseppele
- kukkaseppelegarland of flowers
Portuguese anadema
- anademagarland of flowers
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Cite this entry
anadem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anadem
“anadem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anadem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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