Vermillion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɜːmˈɪliən/

🇬🇧British English

/vɜːmˈɪliən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɜːmˈɪliən/

3 syllables Say it as /vɜːmˈɪliən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Chinese-red cinnabar vermilion

Word Forms

vermilion

noun

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zinnoberrot

von leuchtend roter bis rötlich-oranger Farbe

🇫🇷French

vermillon

d'une couleur rouge vif à rouge-orange

🇪🇸Spanish

bermellón

de un color rojo vivo a naranja rojizo

🇮🇹Italian

vermiglio

di colore dal rosso vivo all'arancio rossastro

🇳🇱Dutch

vermiljoen

met een levendige rode tot roodoranje kleur

🇵🇹Portuguese

vermelhão

de uma cor vermelha viva a laranja-avermelhada

🇷🇺Russian

киноварь

от ярко-красного до красновато-оранжевого цвета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिन्दूर

चमकीले लाल से लाल-नारंगी रंग का

🇧🇩Bengali

সিঁদুর

একটি উজ্জ্বল লাল থেকে লালচে-কমলা রঙের

🇮🇳Tamil

வெர்மில்லியன்

தெளிவான சிவப்பு முதல் சிவப்பு-ஆரஞ்சு நிறம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెర్మిలియన్

స్పష్టమైన ఎరుపు నుండి ఎరుపు-నారింజ రంగు

🇮🇳Marathi

सिंदूर

ज्वलंत लाल ते लाल-केशरी रंगाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિંદૂર

આબેહૂબ લાલથી લાલ-નારંગી રંગનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಮಿಲಿಯನ್

ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ಕೆಂಪು ಬಣ್ಣದಿಂದ ಕೆಂಪು-ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಬಣ್ಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെർമില്യൺ

ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ചുവപ്പ് മുതൽ ചുവപ്പ് കലർന്ന ഓറഞ്ച് വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਮਿਲੀਅਨ

ਇੱਕ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਲਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਲਾਲ-ਸੰਤਰੀ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ورملین

ایک وشد سرخ سے سرخی مائل نارنجی رنگ کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

朱红色

鲜红色至红橙色

🇯🇵Japanese

朱

鮮やかな赤から赤みがかったオレンジ色

🇰🇷Korean

주홍

선명한 붉은색부터 붉은 오렌지색까지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

châu sa

có màu đỏ rực đến đỏ cam

🇹🇭Thai

สีแดงเข้ม

สีแดงสดไปจนถึงสีส้มแดง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merah terang

dengan warna merah cerah hingga oranye kemerahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرمزي

من اللون الأحمر الزاهي إلى اللون البرتقالي المحمر

🇮🇷Persian

سرخابی

از رنگ قرمز روشن تا قرمز مایل به نارنجی

🇹🇷Turkish

vermilyon

canlı kırmızı ila kırmızımsı-turuncu renkte

🇮🇱Hebrew

ורמיליון

בצבע אדום חי עד כתום אדמדם

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