cardinal

/kˈɑɹdənəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. serving as an essential component
   “a cardinal rule”
2. being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
   “cardinal numbers”

noun

1. (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
2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
3. a variable color averaging a vivid red
4. crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male

Synonyms for cardinal

• central
• fundamental
• key
• primal
• important
• zero
• non-zero
• one
• two
• three
• four
• five
• six
• seven
• eight
• nine
• ten
• eleven
• twelve
• thirteen
• cardinal number
• carmine
• cardinal grosbeak
• Richmondena Cardinalis
• Cardinalis cardinalis
• redbird

Antonyms of cardinal

• ordinal