sepia B2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈsiːpiə/ UK /ˈsiːpiə/ See IPA manual Freq #69700 Meanings 1 noun a dark reddish-brown color associated with old photographs and drawings The photograph had faded from black to a warm sepia. 2 noun a brown pigment traditionally prepared from cuttlefish ink The artist used sepia to make a monochrome wash drawing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dark reddish-brown color... reddish brown 2 noun · a brown pigment... brown pigment Word family Derived forms sepialikesepicsepioid Related forms cuttlefishsepiansepiolitepigment Etymology Borrowed from Latin sepia ('cuttlefish'), from Ancient Greek sepia. The animal's dark ink supplied the pigment, whose name was then transferred to its characteristic reddish-brown color. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sepia **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsiːpiə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːpiə/ **Frequency rank:** 69700 ## Meanings 1. a dark reddish-brown color associated with old photographs and drawings 2. a brown pigment traditionally prepared from cuttlefish ink ## Examples - The photograph had faded from black to a warm sepia. - The artist used sepia to make a monochrome wash drawing. ## Synonyms - reddish brown - brown pigment ## Derived Forms - sepialike - sepic - sepioid ## Related Forms - cuttlefish - sepian - sepiolite - pigment ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin sepia ('cuttlefish'), from Ancient Greek sepia. The animal's dark ink supplied the pigment, whose name was then transferred to its characteristic reddish-brown color. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown