Canary

/kəˈnɛəɹi/

Synonyms for "canary" (149 found)

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Closest matches (30)

Noun(6 words)

canary yellowbirdcanary birdcanary colorcanary huecanary-colored

altoaria singeraureate auric baritenor baritone bass bassobasso buffobasso cantantebasso profundobeige betrayerblues singerbuff buff-yellow bulbul canary-yellow cantatrice cantor

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caroler chanter chantress

Adjective(1 words)

canary-yellow

Strong matches (45)

citron citron-yellow colorcoloratura sopranocomic basscontralto countertenor cream creamy crooner cuckoodeep bassdivadramatic sopranoecru fallowfeathered songsterflaxen gilded gilt

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gold gold-colored golden heldentenorheroic tenorhymner improvisator informer larklead singerlemon lemon-yellowlieder singerluteolous lutescent magpie mavis meistersinger melodist

Noun(6 words)

early-warning finch fink harbinger indicator informant

Related words (74)

mezzo sopranomezzo-soprano mockingbird nark nightingale ocherish ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochryopera singeror oriole philomel pigment pimpprima donnaprimrose

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primrose-colored primrose-yellowpsalm singerringdoverock-and-roll singersaffron saffron-colored saffron-yellow sallow sand-colored sandy singersinging birdsingstress snitchsong sparrowsongbird songster songstress soprano squealer stoolstool pigeonstoolie straw straw-colored talebearer tenor thrush tipstertorch singervocalist vocalizer voice warbler wine xanthic xanthous yellow yellowish yodeler

Noun(12 words)

precautionary signal sneak sneaker snitch snitcher songbirdstool pigeonstoolie stoolpigeon warning yellow

Adjective(1 words)

yellowest

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

19 entries

betrayer bird blabber colorcolor termfinch indicator informer passerine ratrisk descriptorsignal singer squealer vocaliser vocalist

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

6 entries

bright yellowdomestic canaryearly indicatorlemon yellowwarning signalwild canary

Collocations

12 entries

Canary Islandscanary birdcanary colorcanary colored plumagecanary indicatorcanary seedcanary songcanary yellowcanary yellow colorcanary yellow dyecanary yellow pigmentcanary yellow spectrum

Inflections

1 entries

canaries

Derivations

1 entries

Canarian

similar

1 entries

chromatic

Translations

76 translations across 57 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

kanarie noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Arabic

1 entries

كَنَارِي noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Armenian

1 entries

դեղձանիկ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Asturian

1 entries

canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

sarı bülbül noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Bulgarian

1 entries

канарче noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Campidanese Sardinian

2 entries

canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

Catalan

2 entries

canari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canarí noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

金絲雀 /金丝雀 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Czech

2 entries

kanár noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
kanárek noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Danish

1 entries

kanariefugl noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Dutch

2 entries

kanarie noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
kanarievogel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Esperanto

1 entries

kanario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Faroese

1 entries

kanarjufuglur noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Finnish

2 entries

kanarialintu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
kanarialintu noun (small yellow bird in general)

French

1 entries

canari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Gallurese

2 entries

canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

German

1 entries

Kanarienvogel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Greek

2 entries

καναρίνι noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
καναρίνι noun (small yellow bird in general)

Hebrew

1 entries

כנרית noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Hungarian

2 entries

kanári noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
kanárimadár noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Ido

1 entries

kanario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Indonesian

1 entries

kenari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Italian

3 entries

canarino noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canarino noun (small yellow bird in general)
canario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Japanese

3 entries

カナリア noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
カナリヤ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
金糸雀 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Korean

1 entries

카나리아 noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Kumyk

1 entries

сарижымчыкъ noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Latin

1 entries

canaria fringilla noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Lithuanian

1 entries

kanarėlė noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Low German

3 entries

Kanaarjenvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
Kanaarnvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
Kanaljenvagel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Kanarievillchen noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Macedonian

1 entries

канари́нец noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Norman

1 entries

canârien noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Norwegian

1 entries

kanarifugl noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Papiamentu

1 entries

kanari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Polish

1 entries

kanarek noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Portuguese

1 entries

canário noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Romanian

1 entries

canar noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Russian

1 entries

канаре́йка noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Sardinian

2 entries

canarinu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canarinu noun (small yellow bird in general)

Sassarese

2 entries

canariu noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
canariu noun (small yellow bird in general)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

canèiridh noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

kanarinac noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
канаринац noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Slovak

1 entries

kanárik noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Slovene

1 entries

kanarček noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Soussian

1 entries

kalalius noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Spanish

1 entries

canario noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

kanari noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Swedish

1 entries

kanariefågel noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Tagalog

1 entries

kanaryo noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Thai

1 entries

นกคีรีบูน noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Turkish

2 entries

kanarya noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
sarı bülbül noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Venetan

1 entries

canarìn noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chim bạch yến noun (bird from the Canary Islands)
chim tước noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Volapük

1 entries

kanair noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

West-Frisian

1 entries

kanarje noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Yiddish

1 entries

קאַנאַריק noun (bird from the Canary Islands)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A canary is a small bird, and people sometimes keep it as a pet.

Source: tatoeba (63624)

I had scarcely opened the cage when the canary flew out.

Source: tatoeba (246445)

My canary was killed by a cat.

Source: tatoeba (250282)

He looks like a cat that ate the canary.

Source: tatoeba (288044)

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