vermillion

Meaning of vermillion

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 vermillion

  • The plural form of vermillion is: vermillions.
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Hyphenation of vermillion

ver-mil-lion

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • vermillion is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

vermillion synonyms

Meaning vermilion:

vermilion, cinnabar

Words that rhyme with vermillion

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