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cardinals

car·di·nal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-dn-l]
    • /ˈkɑr dn l/
    • /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-dn-l]
    • /ˈkɑr dn l/

Definitions of cardinals word

  • adjective cardinals of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance. 1
  • adjective cardinals of the color cardinal. 1
  • noun cardinals Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope. 1
  • noun cardinals Also called cardinal grosbeak. a crested grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, of North America, the male of which is bright red. 1
  • noun cardinals any of various similar birds. 1
  • noun cardinals a deep, rich red color. 1

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Origin of cardinals

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English, Old English < Latin cardinālis, equivalent to cardin- (stem of cardō) hinge, hence, something on which other things hinge + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Cardinals

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cardinals popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cardinals

noun cardinals

  • mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
  • shawl — a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness.
  • cope — If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
  • cloak — A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
  • wrapper — a person or thing that wraps.

adjective cardinals

  • fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • keys — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
  • firsts — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
  • mains — a river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 miles (490 km) long.
  • primaries — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.

Antonyms for cardinals

noun cardinals

  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
  • layman — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
  • layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.

adjective cardinals

  • auxiliaries — foreign or allied troops serving another nation; mercenaries
  • lasts — occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
  • peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.

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