Associations to the word «Croesus»

Wiktionary

CROESUS, proper noun. (historical) A male given name.
CROESUS, proper noun. (specifically) A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
CROESUS, noun. (figuratively) A rich person.
CRŒSUS, proper noun. Alternative spelling of Croesus
CRŒSUS, noun. Obsolete form of Croesus.

Dictionary definition

CROESUS, noun. Last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC).
CROESUS, noun. A very wealthy man.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin