Carnation
Carnation adjective - Pink or pinkish.
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Synonyms for Carnation
Red and carnation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Red" instead an adjective "Carnation".
Nearby Word: carnal
Red
Red adjective - Having a healthy reddish skin tone.
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The various troops of Ming the Merciless in the film adaptation of Flash Gordon have assorted fancy uniforms in various shades of shiny gold and bright red (also powder blue and carnation!).
Source: Highly Conspicuous Uniform -
Upper-level male staff are entitled to wear a red carnation (and not a variegated color as Captain Peacock found out the hard way in "The Old Order Changes").
Source: Series / Are You Being Served? - Calisto Yew, Cammy Meele (chamomile), Quercus Alba (the white oak)—whose Japanese name is closer to "red carnation"—etc.
Source: Floral Theme Naming
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