Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
carnation en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
- /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“flesh color”) or directly from Late Latin carnātiō (“fleshiness”), from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”) + ātiō (“-ation”). As a flower and its color, possibly instead from corruption in French of coronation (“crowning, crowned thing”) under the influence of carnation, from the flower's supposed resemblance to a crown. By surface analysis, Latin carn- + -ate + -ion.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a rosy pink or red colour.
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(archaic, not-comparable) Of a human flesh color.
Relateds
gypsophila
Translations (7)
nl vleeskleurig (colour) · fr incarnat (colour) · ru теле́сный (colour) · ro roz (colour) · fi heleänpunainen (colour) · cmn 粉紅色的 /粉红色的 (colour) · nl carnatie (colour)
carnation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
- /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle French carnation (“flesh color, complexion”), either via Italian carnagione (“flesh color”) or directly from Late Latin carnātiō (“fleshiness”), from Latin carō (“flesh, meat”) + ātiō (“-ation”). As a flower and its color, possibly instead from corruption in French of coronation (“crowning, crowned thing”) under the influence of carnation, from the flower's supposed resemblance to a crown. By surface analysis, Latin carn- + -ate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers. ▸ originally, Dianthus caryophyllus
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(countable, uncountable) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers. ▸ other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids
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(countable, uncountable) The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
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(countable, uncountable) A rosy pink colour
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.
1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 6:
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(archaic, countable, especially, uncountable) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
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(countable, uncountable) A scarlet colour.
Forms
Deriveds
sea carnation · Carnation Revolution · carnationed · carnationist · carnation-grass
Relateds
carnal · carnosity · carnival · incarnate · carnassial · carnivore · incarnadine · carnify
Synonyms
Dianthus plumarius (plant, flower) · cottage pink (plant, flower) · Dianthus caryophyllus (plant, flower; ancestor of the carnation) · clove pink (plant, flower)
Translations (115)
cmn 粉紅色 /粉红色 (rosy pink colour) · vec garòfoło (flower) · sh karanfil (flower) · nl carnatie (rosy pink colour) · nl anjer (plant) · nl anjelier (flower) · sh каранфил (plant) · tl klabel (plant) · tr karanfil (plant) · ru теле́сный (rosy pink colour) · gsw Nägeli (flower) · da nellike (flower) · ar قَرَنْفُل (plant) · de Nelke (plant) · ota قرنفل (plant) · ro garoafă (plant) · fi tarhaneilikka (plant) · ca clavellina (plant) · vi cẩm chướng (plant) · vo kariof (plant) · yi גוואָזדיקע (flower) · el γαρύφαλλο (flower) · vo kariofaflor (flower) · yi גוואָזדיקע (plant) · yi נעגעלע (flower) · de Nelke (flower) · mi kanehana (flower) · ko 카네이션 (flower) · id bunga teluki (flower) · eo dianto (plant) · nl vleeskleur (rosy pink colour) · fo nelikur (flower) · it garofano (plant) · eu krabelin (plant) · hy մեխակ (plant) · pl goździk (plant) · hy ղարանֆիլ (plant) · nn nellik (plant) · vo diant (plant) · mk каранфил (flower) · acw قُرُنْفُل (flower) · af angelier (flower) · es clavel (flower) · yi נעגעלע (plant) · bg карамфил (plant) · yue 康乃馨 (flower) · nan-hbl 剪絨花 /剪绒花 (plant) · gl caravel (plant) · sk hrebíček (flower) · tr karanfil (flower) · cs karafiát (plant) · nn nellik (flower) · sh каранфил (flower) · da nellike (plant) · sh karanfil (plant) · fr incarnat (rosy pink colour) · it garofano (flower) · cs karafiát (flower) · eo dianto (flower) · nb nellik (flower) · cmn 康乃馨 (flower) · kk қалампыр (plant) · mk каранфил (plant) · pt cravo (plant) · nl anjer (flower) · th คาร์เนชั่น (flower) · ro garoafă (flower) · mi kāneihana (flower) · gl caravel (flower) · sv nejlika (flower) · rsk гвоздзик (flower) · nb nellik (plant) · fr œillet (plant) · et nelk (flower) · lt gvazdikas (plant) · uk гвоздика (plant) · fi neilikanpunainen (rosy pink colour) · ko 카네이션 (plant) · el γαρυφαλλιά (plant) · vo plümadiant (plant) · fo nelikur (plant) · hy մեխակ (flower) · tl klabel (flower) · fr œillet (flower) · ary قرنفل (plant) · bg карамфил (flower) · pl goździk (flower) · my ဇော်မွှား (flower) · ar قَرَنْفُل (flower) · es clavel (plant) · he צִפֹּרֶן (flower) · nl anjelier (plant) · nan-hbl 剪絨花 /剪绒花 (flower) · vi cẩm chướng (flower) · ca clavell (flower) · id bunga anyelir (flower) · fi neilikka (flower) · de Gartennelke (plant) · ru гвозди́ка (flower) · pt cravo (flower) · fa میخک (flower) · cs hvozdík (plant) · hu szegfű (flower) · nog калемпир (flower) · ca clavell (plant) · nl genoffel (plant) · ru гвозди́ка (plant) · sq karafil (plant) · gl caraveleira (plant) · ms bunga teluki (flower) · cmn 康乃馨 (plant) · mt qronfol (plant) · ja カーネーション (flower) · mhn nagel (flower) · acw قُرُنْفُل (plant)