cinnabar
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cinnabar
- /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/
- /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑː(ɹ)/ Australia, UK
- /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/ US
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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.
noun cinnabars
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A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
Similar: æthiops mineral
- A bright red colour tinted with orange.
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A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.
Similar: cinnabar moth
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Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
Similar: dragon's blood
adjective more cinnabar · most cinnabar
- Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
Translations
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noun color
| 日本語 | 丹, 丹色 niiro, 朱, 朱色 |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zinnober |
| Română | cinabru |
| Русский | ки́новарь kínovarʹ, кита́йский кра́сный kitájskij krásnyj |
noun mineral
| Español | cinabrio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주사 jusa, 단사 dansa |
| 日本語 | 辰砂 shinsha, 辰沙 shinsha, 朱砂 susa, 丹砂 tansa, 丹朱 tanshu, 丹 tan |
| 中文 | 朱砂 zhūshā, 丹砂 dānshā |
| हिन्दी | ईंगुर īṅgur, हिंगुल hiṅgul |
| Português | cinabre |
| Français | cinabre |
| Deutsch | Zinnober |
| Italiano | cinabro |
| Română | cinabru, chinovar, vermillon |
| Русский | ки́новарь kínovarʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chu sa |
| العربية | زِنْجَفْر zinjafr |
| עברית | צינובר tsínober |
adj of a bright red colour
| 中文 | 丹 dān |
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title = {cinnabar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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