Venetian red

noun

A brownish red colour.

Similar
reddish brownsepiaburnt siennamahogany
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Meanings

nounVenetian red (countable and uncountable, plural Venetian reds)

plural Venetian reds

  1. countableuncountableA brownish red colour.
  2. countableuncountableA pigment producing this colour, derived from nearly pure ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃) of the hematite type. jeweller's rouge.
adjectiveVenetian red (comparative more Venetian red, superlative most Venetian red)

comparative more Venetian red · superlative most Venetian red

  1. Of a brownish red colour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna shade of brown with a tinge of red

Similar
reddish brownsepiaburnt siennamahogany
Broader
brownbrownness
Also see
burnt siennajeweller's rougemahoganysepia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish venetsianpunainen, venetsianpuna
  • venetsianpunainencolour
  • venetsianpunapigment
  • venetsianpunainenof brownish red colour
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APA

Venetian red. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetian%20red

MLA

“Venetian red.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetian%20red. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venetian red,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venetian%20red.

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