n.
Pronunciation: ' si-n ə - ˌ bär
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cynabare, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sinopre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of non-IE origin; akin to Arabic zinjafr cinnabar
Date: 14th century
1 : artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment
2 : a red mineral consisting of native mercuric sulfide HgS that is the only important ore of mercury
3 : a deep vivid red
– cin · na · bar · ine \ -b ə - ˌ r ī n, - ˌ bär-in \ adjective