cardinal
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈkɑrdɪnəl/
- She painted her living room walls a vibrant cardinal to create a warm atmosphere.
Examples
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The cardinal leaves turned a bright shade of cardinal as autumn approached.
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This red cardinal or black cardinal?
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OK, you draw the cardinal.
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I press one hand on a picture of a cardinal.
Fiction book (1991) -
My mother's writing paper has cardinals all over it, so I knew what they looked like.
Fiction book (1997) -
A cardinal flashed from bough to bough, bright against the clearing evening sky.
Fiction book (1994) -
She must look like a cardinal among crows, decked out in her scarlet sweater.
Fiction book (1999) -
I am accustomed to the red cardinal, his graceful body swaying the branches of the pine trees as he flutters from branch to branch.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dress she wore was a beautiful shade of cardinal, reminiscent of the birds in her garden.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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3.4
A deep bright red color like a ruby
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7.5
A deep red color or the dye used to make it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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8.9
One of the four main moral qualities: careful thinking, fairness, self-control, and courage
- Specialized
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2.4
A number that shows how many things there are, not their order, for example one, two, three
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5.3
A North American songbird with a crest and thick bill, male bright red and female brown with red highlights
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7.1
A tall North American plant with bright red flowers that grows in wet places
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8.4
A bright red North American bird with a crest and a thick beak that eats seeds
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9.1
A tall plant from eastern North America with dense spikes of blue flowers
One of the four main directions on a compass: north, east, south, or west
- Specialized
A large early blood vessel in animal embryos that carries blood back to the heart
- Specialized
A main vein in an embryo that carries blood from the head to the heart
- Specialized
A large vein in an animal embryo that carries blood from the tail and back to the heart
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cardinal for the color is named after the bright red robe of a church cardinal, so the word now means a deep, vivid red like that robe.