Dictionary Definition
carnation adj : having the color of a
carnation
Noun
1 Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red
spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many
varieties and many colors [syn: clove pink,
gillyflower,
Dianthus caryophyllus]
2 a pink or reddish-pink color
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
- Latin carnatio meaning fleshiness.
Pronunciation
IPA: kɔrˈneɪ.ʃʌn- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
Noun
carnationSynonyms
flowerTranslations
flower
- Bosnian: karanfil
- Chinese: 康乃馨(kāng naĭ xīng)
- Croatian: karanfil
- Czech: karafiát
- French: oeillet
- Galician: caravel
- German: Nelke
- Hungarian: szegfű
- Indonesian: bunga anyelir, bunga teluki
- Japanese: カーネーション (kanēshon)
- Portuguese: cravo
- Romanian: garoafă
- Serbian:
- Spanish: clavel
- Swedish: nejlika
- Turkish: karanfil
plant
- Finnish: tarhaneilikka
- Galician: caraveleira
colour
Adjective
carnation- of a rosy pink or red colour.
Translations
colour
- Finnish: heleänpunainen
Related terms
See also
Extensive Definition
Carnation may refer to:
- Dianthus caryophyllus, a flowering plant known as Carnation
- Carnation (colour), the colour of the flower of a carnation plant
- Carnation (heraldry), the colour of flesh (pale pink)
- Carnation, Washington, a U.S. city
- Carnation (trademark), a food and drink brand
- The Carnations, a Canadian indie rock band
- Carnation Revolution, a 1974 revolution in Portugal
- Car-Nation (also known as "Carnation"), a 1910s automobile brand
- Green Carnation, a Norwegian progressive metal band
- 2S1, 2S1 Gvozdika - a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer
carnation in Bulgarian: Карамфил
(пояснение)
carnation in French:
Carnation