carnation

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UK /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ US /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun 5adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, crushed, fine, ill, known, pink, reddest, wounded

VERB + CARNATION

like, pinned, visit, wore

CARNATION + NOUN

cheeks, jacket, lapel, revolution, rose

PREP.

in, out, whereas, with

Definitions

noun

A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

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

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.

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

adj

Of a rosy pink or red colour.

Of a human flesh color.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually

gillyflower

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

The tall man wore a pink carnation in his lapel.

Tatoeba · #713026

This is a carnation.

Tatoeba · #6357408

He pinned a carnation to his jacket.

Tatoeba · #6888312

Tom called John a "pansy" and got a punch in the face -- now his nose looks like a crushed carnation.

Tatoeba · #8967155

The revolution that took place in Portugal on April 25, 1974, became known as the "Carnation Revolution".

Tatoeba · #9593346

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, carnation is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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