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

Keep scrolling to shop more short-sleeve cardigans, straight-leg jeans, and brown sneakers inspired by Jennifer Garner’s outfit blueprint below. —Averi Baudler, People.com, 28 May 2025

Summer 2025 outfits are all about trading in your tees for halters, breezy open button-downs instead of clingy cardigans, and leading with your legs. —Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 26 May 2025

Pascaline Chavanne’s costumes, especially Seberg’s wardrobe of minute cardigans and jaunty silk scarves, strike every note perfectly. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 May 2025

Keoghan seems to be having the most fun of the trio at the center of this story, navigating the line between confidant and manipulator with virtuosic balance while wearing some pretty fantastic cardigans. —Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 May 2025

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