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vermilion-colored

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5 syllables
17 characters
English (US)
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5syllables

vermilioncolored

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ver-mil-ion-col-ored

Pronunciation

/vərˈmɪljən ˈkʌlərd/

Stress

01010

Morphemes

vermil/color + ion/ed

The word 'vermilion-colored' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: ver-mil-ion-col-ored. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'vermilion' and the first syllable of 'colored'. Syllabification follows standard English VCV and CVC rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having the bright red color of vermilion pigment.

    “The sunset painted the clouds a vermilion-colored hue.”

    “She wore a vermilion-colored dress.”

    syn:reddishscarletrubycherry
    ant:colorlessachromaticpale

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the second syllable of 'vermilion' and the first syllable of 'colored'

Syllables

5
ver/vər/
mil/mɪl/
ion/ljən/
col/kɒl/
ored/ərd/

ver — Open syllable, unstressed.. mil — Closed syllable, stressed.. ion — Open syllable, unstressed.. col — Open syllable, unstressed.. ored — Open syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

root

vermil/color

vermil- Latin *vermiculus*; color- Latin *color*

suf

ion/ed

ion- Latin; ed- English past tense/participle

Similar Words

crim­son­col­oredscar­let­col­oredgold­en­col­ored

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Divided between vowels when a sequence of VCV occurs.

Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)

Divided before the consonant when a sequence of CVC occurs.

Open Syllables

Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open and are often separated.

  • The /lj/ cluster in 'vermilion' is a common feature of English phonology.
  • The hyphen in 'vermilion-colored' indicates a compound adjective but doesn't affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

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