73 Synonyms for Cardinal: red, crimson

cardinal (73 synonym found)

Cardinal has 73 synonyms. The top synonyms for cardinal are red, crimson, carmine, vermilion, puce, ruddy, ruby, rubicund and 65 more. Another word for cardinal is red. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for cardinal?

A common synonym for cardinal is red. Other synonyms include crimson, carmine, vermilion, puce.

How many synonyms does cardinal have?

Cardinal has 73 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does cardinal mean?

(adj): of fundamental importance; describing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three Example: "a cardinal rule" (n): a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three.

Definition of cardinal:

(adj) : of fundamental importance; describing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three

"a cardinal rule"

(n) : a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.); an official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

"the commonest numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... -- F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97"

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