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Showing words for CARDINAL using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Cardinal

cardinal

7 Letter Words for Cardinal

acridan, acrilan, calanid, calinda, cardial, carinal, carlina, clarain, clarina, craniad, cranial, nadiral, radical

6 Letter Words for Cardinal

acarid, acinar, alcaid, aldrin, anacid, andira, andric, arnica, calina, canali, canard, canari, candil, cardia, cardin, carina, carlin, carnal, clarin, crinal, dracin, inlard, larcin, narial, narica, racial, radiac, radial, radian, rancid

5 Letter Words for Cardinal

acari, acrid, airan, aland, alani, alcid, ancra, andia, anlia, arain, arian, cadra, caird, cairn, calan, calid, calin, canal, canid, canli, cardi, carid, carli, clair, cnida, craal, crain, daira, dalai, dalan, dalar, danic, danli, darac, daric, diana, dinar, dirca, drail, drain, incra, indra, laari, ladin, laird, lanai, larid, larin, liana, liard, lidar, linac, linda, nadir, naiad, naira, naric, nicad, nidal, ranal, ranid, ranli

4 Letter Words for Cardinal

acad, acid, adar, aina, airn, alai, alan, alar, alca, alia, alin, anal, anda, anil, arad, arca, aria, arid, aril, arna, arni, cadi, caid, cain, cair, cand, card, carl, carn, cira, cirl, clad, clan, clar, clin, cran, crin, daal, dail, dain, dali, dana, dari, darn, dial, dian, dirl, inca, incl, incr, iran, laic, laid, lain, lair, lana, land, lard, lari, larn, liar, lina, lind, lira, nada, naid, nail, nala, narc, nard, nirl, raad, raca, rada, raia, raid, rail, rain, rana, rand, rial, rind

3 Letter Words for Cardinal

aal, adc, aia, aid, ail, ain, air, ala, alc, ald, aln, ana, anc, and, ara, arc, ard, arn, cad, cai, cal, can, car, cdr, cia, cid, cir, cli, clr, crl, dal, dan, dar, dca, dia, dil, din, dir, dlr, dna, iaa, ida, inc, ind, ira, laa, lac, lad, lai, lan, lar, lca, lcd, lid, lin, lir, lnr, naa, nad, nar, nid, nil, rad, rai, ran, rcd, ria, rid, rin, rld, rna, rnd

Definitions for Cardinal

[1] of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
[2] of the color cardinal.
[3] Roman Catholic Church . a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
[4] Also called cardinal grosbeak. a crested grosbeak, Cardinalis cardinalis, of North America, the male of which is bright red.
[5] any of various similar birds.
[6] a deep, rich red color.
[7] a woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth and popularly worn in the 18th century.
[8] cardinal number.
[9] RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors
[10] Also called: cardinal red a deep vivid red colour
[11] See cardinal number
[12] Also called: cardinal grosbeak , (US) redbird a crested North American bunting, Richmondena (or Pyrrhuloxia ) cardinalis, the male of which has a bright red plumage and the female a brown one
[13] a fritillary butterfly, Pandoriana pandora, found in meadows of southern Europe
[14] a woman's hooded shoulder cape worn in the 17th and 18th centuries
[15] (usually prenominal) fundamentally important; principal cardinal sin
[16] of a deep vivid red colour
[17] astrology of or relating to the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn Compare mutable (def. 2), fixed (def. 10)

Words related to Cardinal

overriding, prime, central, leading, primary, first, chief, ruling, fundamental, basic, main, essential, principal, basal, foremost, highest, indispensable, paramount, pivotal, preeminent

Words nearby Cardinal

cardiff, cardigan, cardigan bay, cardiganshire, cardin, cardinal, cardinal beetle, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal ligament, cardinal number

Origin of Cardinal

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

Other words from Cardinal

car·di·nal·ly , adverb
car·di·nal·ship , noun
in·ter·car·di·nal , adjective
post·car·di·nal , adjective
sub·car·di·nal , adjective
sub·car·di·nal·ly , adverb
un·car·di·nal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Cardinal

C13: from Latin cardinālis, literally: relating to a hinge, hence, that on which something depends, principal, from cardō hinge

Synonyms for Cardinal

overriding, basic, central, chief, essential, first, fundamental, leading, main, primary, prime, principal, ruling, basal, constitutive, foremost, greatest, highest, indispensable, overruling, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, vital