Cadillac
Syllables: Ca·dil·lac/ˈkædɪlæk/US/ˈkædəˌlæk/
Cadillac proper noun: a brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors). Also the alternative spelling of Catillac.
Proper noun
Cadillac
- A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
- A surname from French.
- An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A commune of Gironde department, France.
- A commune of Gironde department, France.
- A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
- A mountain in Maine.
Adjective
Cadillac (comparative more Cadillac, superlative most Cadillac)
- Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)
Noun
Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)
- An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
- the Cadillac of [product category]
- Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.WKRP in Cincinnati
Also used as
Cadillac is also the alternative spelling of Catillac.
Cadillac meaning in Marathi and Arabic
Cadillac in Marathi
- a brand of luxury automobile
- कॅडिलॅक kĕḍilĕk
- a surname
- कादिला kādilā
Cadillac in Arabic
- a brand of luxury automobile
- كَادِيلَاك kadilāk
Examples of Cadillac in a sentence
- the Cadillac of microwave ovens
- She cryin’ poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Cadillac? Who fallin’ for that?
- a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs
- ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159:
Forms of Cadillac
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Cadillac |
| superlative | most Cadillac |
| Noun | |
| plural | Cadillacs |
Origin of Cadillac
From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac. Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.
Words formed from Cadillac
- Cadillac plan
- Cadillac tax
- Cadillac converter
- Cadillac-en-Fronsadais
- Cadillac Mountain
- Cadillac of poker
- Cadillac problem
- Lake Cadillac
Phrases with Cadillac
Words that rhyme with Cadillac
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- plaque
- whack
- slack
- swack
- thwack
- pac
- shack
- bivouac
- cack
- clack
- gack
- lack
- smack
- unpack
- wrack
- aback
- flak
- hark back
- mack
- claque
- flack
- knack
- quack
- shellac
- snack
- yak
- Aach
- ack
- gak
- mac
- Meshach
- multitrack
- plack
- snacc
- wack
- akh
- alack
- awrack
- brach
- cac
- Cayman Brac
- Chiraq
- cook back
- craic
- diclofenac
- dictionary attack
- dime back
- fac
Questions about Cadillac
- What does Cadillac mean?
- Cadillac means a brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
- What is Cadillac in Marathi?
- Cadillac in Marathi is कॅडिलॅक (kĕḍilĕk), कादिला (kādilā). See Cadillac meaning in Marathi.
- How do you use Cadillac in a sentence?
- the Cadillac of microwave ovens
- What part of speech is Cadillac?
- Cadillac can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Cadillac?
- Cadillac is pronounced /ˈkædɪlæk/ (UK).
Words near Cadillac in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Cadillac (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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