English Explanatory Dictionary

cinnabar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  3. A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
  4. Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
adj
  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Pronunciation

sĭnʹ-ə'bär /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cinnabar.wav /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aadenboy-cinnabar.wav

Word forms

cinnabar cinnabars more cinnabar most cinnabar

Etymology

First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.

Synonyms

æthiops mineral cinnabar moth dragon's blood

Related words

mercury

Derived words

cinnabar boobook cinnabaric cinnabar moth green cinnabar hepatic cinnabar hypercinnabar inflammable cinnabar metacinnabar

Translations

Assamese: হেঙুলবুলীয়া Bulgarian: цинобър Dutch: cinnaber Finnish: sinooperinpunainen German: Zinnober Irish: cionnabar Japanese: 丹 Japanese: 丹色 Japanese: 朱 Japanese: 朱色 Macedonian: цинобер Norwegian: sinober Persian: شنگرفی Polish: cynober Romanian: cinabru Russian: ки́новарь Russian: кита́йский кра́сный
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