Definitions for carnation
kɑrˈneɪ ʃəncar·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllusnoun

   Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

2. carnationadjective

   a pink or reddish-pink color

3. carnationadjective

   pink or pinkish

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carnationnoun

   A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

2. carnationnoun

   The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

3. carnationnoun

   The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh

4. carnationnoun

   Sometimes, a scarlet colour.

5. carnationadjective

   Of a rosy pink or red colour, like human flesh.

6. Etymology: Recorded since 1538, either (for its original color) from Medieval (=modern) French carnation "person's color or complexion" (probably from carnagione "flesh color," from Late carnatio "fleshiness", from Latin caro "flesh") or a corruption of coronation (from coronare 'to crown', from corona 'crown'; because of the flower's use in chaplets or from the toothed crown-like look of the petals).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnationnoun

   The name of the natural flesh colour; from whence perhaps the flower is named; the name of a flower. See Clovegilliflower.

   Etymology: carnes, Lat.

   And lo the wretch! whose vile, whose insect lust
   Laid this gay daughter of the spring in dust:
   O punish him! or to th’ Elysian shades
   Dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carnation

   Dianthus caryophyllus ( dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs), commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus. It is likely native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.

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1. carnation

   A carnation is a type of perennial flowering plant, formally known as Dianthus caryophyllus, that is native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated worldwide. It is well-known for its bright colors, sweet fragrance, and frilled or feathered petals. Carnation flowers are often used in bouquets and floral decorations and are associated with several symbolic meanings in different cultures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnationnoun

   the natural color of flesh; rosy pink

2. Carnationnoun

   those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints

3. Carnationnoun

   a species of Dianthus (D. Caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent

4. Etymology: [F. carnation the flesh tints in a painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr. caro, carnis, flesh. See Carnal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnation

   kar-nā′shun, n. flesh-colour: one of the finest of florists' flowers, a double-flowering variety of the clove pink, and existing only in a state of cultivation.—adj. Carnā′tioned, having a flesh-like colour. [L. carnatio, fleshiness.]

Anagrams for carnation »

1. Cantorian

2. narcotina

3. anarcotin

How to pronounce carnation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carnation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carnation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of carnation in a Sentence

1. Rainn Wilson:

   Terry Carnation is the kind of character that introduces these kind of specific, mysterious, supernatural stories, and I had been wanting to do this character and work on this character for a while.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carnation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carnation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=carnation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnation
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=carnation