CARDINAL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a variable color averaging a vivid red
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (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
    Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the number of elements in a mathematical set
    • denotes a quantity but not the order
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cardinal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

CARDINAL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • serving as an essential component
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a cardinal rule
    • the central cause of the problem
    • an example that was fundamental to the argument
    • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure
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  2. Meaning
    • being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
    Usage Example(s)
    • cardinal numbers
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