Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cinnabar

2 senses of cinnabar

Sense 1
cinnabar -- (a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury)
       => mineral -- (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Sense 2
cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae -- (large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort)
       => arctiid, arctiid moth -- (stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars)

Antonyms of adj cinnabar

1 sense of cinnabar

Sense 1
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red -- (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)

INDIRECT (VIA chromatic) -> achromatic, neutral -- (having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white")

Similarity of adj cinnabar

1 sense of cinnabar

Sense 1
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red -- (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)
       => chromatic (vs. achromatic) -- (being or having or characterized by hue)