Meaning & use

vermilion

noun·Advanced

A brilliant red or reddish-orange pigment or color, traditionally made from mercury sulfide.

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The artist mixed vermilion with white to create a warm pink undertone.

She painted the temple doors a deep vermilion that glowed in the sunset.

A note on using this word

Vermilion functions both as a noun for the pigment or color and as an adjective describing something of that bright red-orange hue.

Words with a similar meaning

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