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- [ver-mil-yuh n]
- /vərˈmɪl yən/
- /vəˈmɪl.i.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ver-mil-yuh n]
- /vərˈmɪl yən/
Definitions of vermilion word
- noun vermilion a town in N Ohio. 1
- adjective vermilion of the color vermilion. 1
- verb with object vermilion to color with or as if with vermilion. 1
- noun vermilion bright red, scarlet 1
- adjective vermilion bright red 1
- colour vermilion Vermilion is used to describe things that are bright red in colour. 0
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Origin of vermilion
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English vermilioun, vermillon < Anglo-French, Old French verm(e)illon, equivalent to vermeil vermeil + -on noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Vermilion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vermilion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vermilion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vermilion
noun vermilion
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- burgundy — Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
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See also
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