Carnation

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/
• US IPA: /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle French carnation ("person's color or complexion").

Full definition of carnation

Noun

1. botany A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
1. originally, Dianthus caryophyllus
2. other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids
2. The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
3. A rosy pink colour
4. (archaic) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
5. Sometimes, a scarlet colour.

Synonyms

• (plant, flower) clove pink (also called gillyflower), ancestor of the carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
• (plant, flower) cottage pink,

Related terms

• carnal
• carnassial
• carnify
• carnival
• carnivore
• carnosity
• incarnadine
• incarnate

Adjective

1. Of a rosy pink or red colour
2. (archaic) Of a human flesh color.

Anagrams

• Cantorian