sepia
/ˈsiːpiə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Only now did he realise how few colours there had been at the end of the universe. The world had been sepia, drained of colour and light."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: σηπία