Cardinal vs. Maroon
Difference Between Cardinal and Maroon
Cardinaladjective
Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
a cardinal ruleMaroonnoun
An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
Cardinaladjective
(nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).
a cardinal markMaroonnoun
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
Cardinaladjective
Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
Maroonnoun
A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Cardinaladjective
Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
Maroonnoun
(nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Cardinalnoun
A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. Wikipedia article on Cardinal number]].
Maroonnoun
An idiot; a fool.
Cardinalnoun
(grammar) A word used to represent a cardinal number; a cardinal numeral.
Maroonadjective
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
Cardinalnoun
An official in the Catholic Church, ranking only below the Pope and the patriarchs. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
Maroonadjective
Of a maroon color
Cardinalnoun
Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
Maroonverb
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
Cardinalnoun
Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
Maroonnoun
a person who is stranded (as on an island);
when the tide came in I was a maroon out thereCardinalnoun
A shade of scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock.
Maroonnoun
a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
Cardinalnoun
(historical) A woman's short cloak with a hood.
Maroonnoun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Cardinalnoun
(obsolete) Mulled red wine.
Maroonverb
leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue;
the travellers were maroonedCardinalnoun
A freshwater fish, the cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi).
Maroonverb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources;
The mutinous sailors were marooned on an islandCardinalnoun
(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
Maroonadjective
dark brownish to purplish red
Cardinalnoun
the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
Cardinalnoun
a variable color averaging a vivid red
Cardinalnoun
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
Cardinaladjective
serving as an essential component;
a cardinal rulethe central cause of the probleman example that was fundamental to the argumentcomputers are fundamental to modern industrial structureCardinaladjective
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order;
cardinal numbers
