Sepia Definition

sēpē-ə
noun
A dark-brown pigment prepared from the inky fluid secreted by cuttlefish.
Webster's New World
A drawing or photographic print in this color.
Webster's New World
A photograph in a brown tint.
American Heritage
A dark reddish-brown color.
Webster's New World

(archaic) The cuttlefish.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Of sepia.
Webster's New World
Done or made in sepia.
American Heritage
Dark reddish-brown.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sepia

Noun

Singular:
sepia
Plural:
sepias

Origin of Sepia

  • Middle English cuttlefish from Latin sēpia cuttlefish, ink from Greek sēpiā cuttlefish perhaps akin to sēpein to make rotten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sÄ“pia, “cuttlefish").

    From Wiktionary

Sepia Sentence Examples

  • Results using rich sepia ink can also be very attractive.

  • The copy shown is a sepia photograph of the original drawing.

  • Sometimes it is almost pasty, and crumbles to powder when dried, so as to be susceptible of use as a pigment, forming the colour known as Cologne earth, which resembles umber or sepia.

  • It is more likely that the sepia drawing itself has some magical significance which cannot be transferred.

  • On the cover is a nice if somewhat lame, sepia tainted picture of Elvis.

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Words Starting With

SSESEP

Words Ending With

AIAPIA

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