cardigan

noun

car·​di·​gan ˈkär-di-gən 

: a usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front

Examples of cardigan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Number 87 strutted into Arrowhead Stadium after the NFL bye week wearing a cable knit, wool-blend letterman cardigan ($249) from the line. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

This cardigan matching set makes getting dressed for a travel day ridiculously easy, with a cropped cardigan and coordinating bottoms that didn’t require much thought. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Style them with casual basics, à la Hathaway, or dress them up with jeans and a cardigan, as Johnston did while out on a fall stroll. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026

In the image shared with her more than 1 million Instagram followers, a smiling Mitchell wore a red beret and sunglasses, and extra stars and stripes pinned to her cardigan lapel. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan †1868 English soldier

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cardigan

noun

car·​di·​gan ˈkärd-i-gən 

: a usually collarless sweater opening down the front

Geographical Definition

Cardigan

geographical name

Car·​di·​gan ˈkär-di-gən 

variants or Cardiganshire

ˈkär-di-gən-ˌshir 

-shər

former county of western Wales; capital Aberystwyth