Carnation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carnation is a noun meaning (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
Meaning
(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
More Meanings
- The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
- A rosy pink colour
- A scarlet colour.
- Of a rosy pink or red colour.
- (archaic, now especially heraldry) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
- (archaic) Of a human flesh color.
Example Sentences
And the women of New Bedford, they bloom like their own red roses. But roses only bloom in summer; whereas the fine carnation of their cheeks is perennial as sunlight in the seventh heavens.
Word Forms
- carnations
Synonyms for carnation
Depending on context, synonyms include chromatic, colored.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colored, chromatic, blossom, flower, flame, carnation-grass.
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