red vs cardinal

cardinal vs red

red and cardinal both are nouns.

red and cardinal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
cardinal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cardinal is a hyponym of red; that is, cardinal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
cardinal: a variable color averaging a vivid red

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	cardinal (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries	a variable color averaging a vivid red
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue	(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
	the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

red (adjective)	cardinal (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion	being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies	serving as an essential component
characterized by violence or bloodshed

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