Sepia

What do we mean by sepia?

A dark brown ink or pigment originally prepared from the secretion of the cuttlefish. noun

A drawing or picture done in this pigment. noun

A photograph in a brown tint. noun

A dark grayish yellow brown to dark or moderate olive brown. noun

Of the color sepia. adjective

Done or made in sepia. adjective

A black secretion or ink produced by the cuttlefish; also, in the arts, a pigment prepared from this substance. noun

capitalized NL. A genus of cuttles, typical of the family Scpiidæ, and containing such species, as the common or officinal cuttle, S. officinalis. See also cuts under cuttlefish, Dibranchiata, and ink-bag. noun

A cuttlefish. noun

Cuttlebone: more fully called os sepiæ. It is an antacid, used in dentifrices, and given to canaries. See os and sepiost. noun

Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia. adjective

The common European cuttlefish. noun

A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under cuttlefish. noun

A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India. noun

A drawing in monochrome, made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown pigments. noun

The cuttlefish. noun

A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. noun

A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.

A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.

(by extension) A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.

The cuttlefish.

Words that are spelled similarly to sepia:
sepia, septa, seria, sepa, sepra, sepik, sepic, epia, spia, sapia, sedia, sepi, setia, seia, seppa, seppia, cepia, sesia.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sepia:
cuttlefish, toning, albumen, toned, tinted, tala, opossum, tint, tones, hues, tone, mutiny, monochrome, fascia, cinderella, buff, mantle, pigment, glossy, southwestern, squid, palette, pencil, ink, ocean, prints, bing, photograph, southeastern, specifically, olive, shelf, drawings, stretches, constance, crosby, wash, native, locality, color, tears, chef, species, ivory, waters, reproduction, colour, colored, reef, strait, print, images, indian, warm, footage, photo, camera, giant, pacific, shallow, spots, drawing, shots, spencer, photographer, colours, brown, adam, genus, cards, restaurant, editorial, cape, eggs, scenes, depth, legs, look, portrait, gray, records, picture, colors, painted, filmed, atlantic, copy, printed, length, image, grey, gulf, negative, black, photography, yellow, africa.

Words that rhyme with sepia:
principe a.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sepia:
warm, dark, black, pale, light, deep, young, rich, blue, little, brown, west, dull, green, fossil, red, standard, common, washed, modern, recent, soft, original, above, colored, feet, normal, male, sutural, yellow, female, reddish, liquid, beautiful, traditional, nervous, brownish, latter, coloured, genuine, yellowish, grey, uniform, ticked, delicate, dim, roman, dumpy, antique, paler, greyish.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sepia:
tone, ink, tones, photograph, brown, drawing, tint, photographs, color, drawings, colour, prints, wash, toning, sketch, paper, eyes, photo, image, effect, light, portrait, picture, photos, glow, pictures, solution, images, monochrome, melanin, tints, sketches, print, hue, toned, postcard, cloud, look, tinting, layer, face, film, background, shade, skin, sky, copies, portraits, painting, thrill, haze, toner, quality, cordage, air, plates, pencil, snapshot, artists, dye, postcards, precipitate, octopus, version, spots, copy, washes, watercolor, walls, gloom, palmer, axon, colours, faces, tinge, monotone, hues, mist, polyester, shadow, past, loligo, landscapes, cream, coloured, photography, talent, shades, seeds, landscape, markings, snapshots, kidney.

Consonant match to sepia:
scipio, sepoy, sappier, soppier, soapier, sea power, sapia, sapoa, seapower, supper he.

Words that sound like sepia:
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