carnelian
US/kɑɹˈnil.jən/
carnelian noun: a hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry.
Noun
carnelian (countable and uncountable, plural carnelians)
- A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry.
- Synonyms:
- cornelian
carnelian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Sinhala
carnelian in Hindi
- reddish brown chalcedony
- यमनी yamnī
carnelian in Tamil
- காணீலியன்
carnelian in Bengali
- গোলাপি রঙের অর্ধমূল্যবান রত্ন
carnelian in Sinhala
- reddish brown chalcedony
- ටෝරමල්ලි ṭōramalli
More languagesFewer languages
- carnelian in Persian
- بیجاده beyjâde
Synonyms of carnelian
Forms of carnelian
| plural | carnelians |
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Origin of carnelian
From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color.
Phrases with carnelian
Questions about carnelian
- What does carnelian mean?
- Carnelian means a hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry.
- What is carnelian in Hindi?
- Carnelian in Hindi is यमनी (yamnī). See Carnelian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carnelian?
- Carnelian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carnelian?
- Carnelian is pronounced /kɑɹˈnil.jən/ (US).
- What is the plural of carnelian?
- The plural of carnelian is carnelians.
Words near carnelian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carnelian (page history and authors); carnelian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carnelian (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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