5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Carnation \Car*na"tion\, n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr. caro, carnis, flesh. See {Carnal}.] 1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink. [1913 Webster] Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Paint.) Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints. [1913 Webster] The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) A species of {Dianthus} ({Dianthus Caryophyllus}) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: colorful \colorful\ adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled}] Syn: colourful. [WordNet 1.5] 2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of {colorless} or {dull}. [Narrower terms: {brave, fine, gay, glorious}; {flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained}; {flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; {picturesque}] [WordNet 1.5] 3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey; as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of {colorless} and {monochrome}. Note: [Narrower terms: {tinted}; {touched, tinged}; {amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; {amethyst}; {auburn, reddish-brown}; {aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden}; {azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue}; {bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful, blush-colored, rosy}; {bottle-green}; {bronze, bronzy}; {brown, brownish, dark-brown}; {buff}; {canary, canary-yellow}; {caramel, caramel brown}; {carnation}; {chartreuse}; {chestnut}; {dun}; {earth-colored, earthlike}; {fuscous}; {green, greenish, light-green, dark-green}; {jade, jade-green}; {khaki}; {lavender, lilac}; {mauve}; {moss green, mosstone}; {motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured}; {mousy, mouse-colored}; {ocher, ochre}; {olive-brown}; {olive-drab}; {olive}; {orange, orangish}; {peacock-blue}; {pink, pinkish}; {purple, violet, purplish}; {red, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet}; {red, reddish}; {rose, roseate}; {rose-red}; {rust, rusty, rust-colored}; {snuff, snuff-brown, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel, brownish-orange}; {stone, stone-gray}; {straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured}; {tan}; {tangerine}; {tawny}; {ultramarine}; {umber}; {vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; {yellow, yellowish}; {yellow-green}; {avocado}; {bay}; {beige}; {blae bluish-black or gray-blue)}; {coral}; {creamy}; {cress green, cresson, watercress}; {hazel}; {honey, honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; {magenta}; {maroon}; {pea-green}; {russet}; {sage, sage-green}; {sea-green}] [Also See: {chromatic}, {colored}, {dark}, {light}.] Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: carnation adj : having the color of a carnation n 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 From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Carnation, WA (city, FIPS 10215) Location: 47.64614 N, 121.90925 W Population (1990): 1243 (452 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98014 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Carnation, WA -- U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 1893 Housing Units (2000): 650 Land area (2000): 1.095255 sq. miles (2.836698 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.095255 sq. miles (2.836698 sq. km) FIPS code: 10215 Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 47.648234 N, 121.908630 W ZIP Codes (1990): 98014 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Carnation, WA Carnation
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