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- [kawr-uh l, kor-]
- /ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-/
- /ˈkɒr.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kawr-uh l, kor-]
- /ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-/
Definitions of coral word
- variable noun coral Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. 3
- countable noun coral Corals are very small sea animals. 3
- colour coral Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. 3
- noun coral any marine mostly colonial coelenterate of the class Anthozoa having a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton 3
- noun coral the calcareous or horny material forming the skeleton of certain of these animals 3
- noun coral (as modifier) 3
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Origin of coral
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English coral(l) < Latin corāll(i)um < Greek korā́llion red coral, equivalent to korall- (< Semitic; compare Hebrew gōrāl pebble) + -ion diminutive suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Coral
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coral popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
coral usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coral
noun coral
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- titian — (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- peach — the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- apricot — An apricot is a small, soft, round fruit with yellowish-orange flesh and a stone inside.
adj coral
- rose-colored — of rose color; rosy.
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- colored — Something that is colored a particular color is that color.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- red — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
adjective coral
- coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
Antonyms for coral
noun coral
- sickness — a particular disease or malady.
adj coral
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
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