NOUN | attribute | sepia, reddish brown, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany | a shade of brown with a tinge of red |
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substance | sepia | rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes | |
animal | Sepia, genus Sepia | type genus of the Sepiidae |
Sounds | siy'piyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
Meaning | A shade of brown with a tinge of red. | |
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Synonyms | reddish brown, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany | |
Narrower | Indian red | A reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians |
brick red | A bright reddish-brown color | |
copper, copper color | A reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper | |
Broader | brown, brownness | An orange of low brightness and saturation |
Spanish | caoba, marrón rojizo, rojo veneciano, sepia, siena | |
Catalan | sèpia, vermell venecià |
Meaning | Rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes. | |
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Broader | pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
Spanish | sepia | |
Catalan | sèpia |
Meaning | type genus of the Sepiidae. | |
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Synonym | genus Sepia | |
Member of | Sepiidae, family Sepiidae | true cuttlefishes |
Members | cuttlefish, cuttle | Ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell |
Broader | mollusk genus | A genus of mollusks |
Spanish | género Sepia, genus sepia, Sepia | |
Catalan | genus sepia, sepia |
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