Cinnabar

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÄ­ ʹ-nÉ™-bär, IPA: /ˈsɪnÉ™bÉ‘r/
• AU IPA: ˈsɪ.nÉ™.baː(ɹ)
• RP IPA: ˈsɪ.nÉ™.bɑː(ɹ)
• US IPA: ˈsɪ.nÉ™.bɑɹ

Origin

From Old French cinabre.

Full definition of cinnabar

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.

Adjective

1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Derived terms

• cinnabar moth
• hypercinnabar
• metacinnabar