cardinal
adjective
1. serving as an essential component
- a cardinal rule
Similar word(s): important, central, fundamental, key, primal
2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
- cardinal numbers
Similar word(s): zero, ane, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, dozen, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, thirty, forty, twoscore, fifty, liv, sixty, threescore, seventy, eighty, fourscore, ninety, hundred, thousand, million, billion, trillion, zillion
Sentences with cardinal as an adjective:
- a cardinal mark
noun
1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
Definition categories: person, bishop
2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
Definition categories: quantity, number
3. a variable color averaging a vivid red
Similar word(s): carmine
Definition categories: attribute, red, redness
4. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Similar word(s): redbird
Definition categories: animal, finch
Sentences with cardinal as a noun:
- cardinal colour: