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 Definitions of vermilion  [ərˈmɪl yən]  

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Definition of 'vermilion' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) vermilion
a brilliant scarlet red.

2.  vermilion
a bright red, water-insoluble pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide.

3. (adj.) vermilion
of the color vermilion.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME vermilioun, vermillon < AF, OF verm(e)illon=vermeilvermeil+-on n. suffix)

Definition of 'vermilion' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) scarlet, vermilion, orange red
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

2. (verb) vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

3. (verb) vermilion
color vermilion


Definition of 'vermilion' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) vermilion
a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc

2. (noun) vermilion
hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion

3. (verb) vermilion
to color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red


Translation of 'vermilion' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of) a bright red colour.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vermiljoen Arabic flag Arabic: لَوْن قُرْمُزي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ален
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vermelhão Czech flag Czech: rumělka; rumělkový German flag German: das Zinnoberrot, zinnober
Danish flag Danish: klar rød Greek flag Greek: κατακόκκινος Spanish flag Spanish: bermellón
Estonian flag Estonian: kinaverpunane Farsi flag Farsi: قرمز روشن Finnish flag Finnish: sinooperinpunainen
French flag French: vermillon Hebrew flag Hebrew: צֶבַע שָשַר Hindi flag Hindi: सिंदूर
Croatian flag Croatian: grimiz Hungarian flag Hungarian: cinóbervörös Indonesian flag Indonesian: warna merah cemerlang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skærrauður (litur) Italian flag Italian: vermiglio Japanese flag Japanese: 朱色(の)
Korean flag Korean: 주홍색, 주홍색의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: skaisčiai/ryškiai raudona Latvian flag Latvian: spilgti sarkana krāsa; sp
Malay flag Malay: berwarna merah merona Dutch flag Dutch: vermiljoen Norwegian flag Norwegian: sinoberrød
Polish flag Polish: cynober Portuguese flag Portuguese: vermelhão Romanian flag Romanian: purpuriu
Russian flag Russian: алый (цвет) Slovak flag Slovak: rumelka; rumelkový Slovenian flag Slovenian: živo rdeča barva
Serbian flag Serbian: jarkocrvena boja Swedish flag Swedish: cinnober[röd] Thai flag Thai: สีแดงชาด
Turkish flag Turkish: parlak kırmızı, nar çiçeğ Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 朱紅色 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: яскраво-червоний колір
Urdu flag Urdu: شنگرفي، تيزلال رنگ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có màu đỏ son Chinese flag Chinese: 朱砂(朱紅),朱红色的

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