red vs vermilion

vermilion vs red

red and vermilion both are nouns.

red and vermilion both are adjectives.

red is not a verb while vermilion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
vermilion	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, vermilion is a hyponym of red; that is, vermilion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
vermilion: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	vermilion (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	vermilion (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion	of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

red (verb)	vermilion (verb)
	color vermilion

Difference between red and vermilion

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