sepia
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sepia
- /ˈsiːpiə/ UK
- /ˈsipiə/ Canada, US
- /ˈsiːpiə/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːpiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
noun sepias
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. Sepia had some use in ancient times as a writing ink, and in modern times has has occasionally been used as a pigment, but it never attained any popularity, as it is extremely fugitive.
- A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
- A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
- A cuttlefish.
adjective more sepia · most sepia
- Of a dark reddish-brown colour. Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Translations
Talk about this word "sepia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sepia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sepia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sepia "sepia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sepia.Cite this
@misc{sepia_2026,
title = {sepia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sepia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
