cardinal
adjective
- vivid red
noun
- color (vivid red)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːd(ɪ)nəl/ / [ˈkʰɑːd(ɪ)nəl] ~ [ˈkʰɑːd(ɪ)nl̩] / /ˈkɑɹd(ɪ)nəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālisder. Middle French cardinalbor. English cardinal From Middle French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge, hence applied to that on which something turns or depends, important, principal, chief”), from cardin-, cardō (“hinge”) + -ālis, adjectival suffix.
- Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
“a cardinal rule”
“But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.”
- Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
“a cardinal mark”
- Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
- Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).
- Being one of the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, associated with initiation, creation, and force.
name
Etymology: From Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis.
- A surname from French common among French Canadians as well as Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.
noun
Etymology: Capitalization of cardinal (color).
- A player on a sports team at Stanford University.