vermilion

Meaning of vermilion

noun
  1. A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
  2. A bright orange-red colour.
  3. A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
  4. The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
  5. The kermes or cochineal insect.
  6. The cochineal dye made from this insect.

verb

To color or paint vermilion.

adjective
  1. Having a brilliant red colour.
  2. Having the color of the vermilion dye.

Information about vermilion

  • The plural form of vermilion is: vermilions.
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Hyphenation of vermilion

ver-mil-ion

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • vermilion is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

vermilion synonyms

Meaning vermillion:

vermillion, cinnabar

Meaning scarlet:

scarlet

Words that rhyme with vermilion

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