noun Download 🔗Share A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide. Examples : "The artist used vermilion to paint the vibrant poppies in the field. " art color substance material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bright orange-red colour. Examples : "The sunset painted the sky with streaks of vermilion. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women. Examples : "The newlywed's forehead was marked with vibrant vermilion, signifying her married status. " culture religion tradition color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face. Examples : "The child dabbed at the vermilion with a tissue, having smeared lipstick around her mouth while playing dress-up. " body appearance part color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The kermes or cochineal insect. Examples : "The artist preferred true vermilion for the painting's red highlights, painstakingly extracting the pigment from cochineal insects. " insect color animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cochineal dye made from this insect. Examples : "The artist achieved the vibrant, deep red of the painting's flowers using vermilion. " insect color material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To color or paint vermilion. Examples : "The artist decided to vermilion the rising sun in her painting, giving it a vibrant, fiery glow. " color art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a brilliant red colour. Examples : "The sunset painted the sky with streaks of vermilion. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having the color of the vermilion dye. Examples : "The artist painted the sunset with bold strokes of vermilion and gold. " color material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading