sienna

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/siˈɛn.ə/

noun

A form of clay containing iron and manganese.

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raw sienna
OriginItalian terra di Siena →
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Meanings

sienna1

nounsienna (countable and uncountable, plural siennas)

plural siennas

  1. countableA form of clay containing iron and manganese.

    Synonyms: raw sienna

  2. countableuncountableA pigment with a reddish-brown colour.
  3. countableuncountableA light reddish-brown colour.
adjectivesienna (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving a reddish-brown colour.

Sienna2

proper nounSienna (plural Siennas)

plural Siennas

  1. A female given name from English of modern usage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of clay containing iron and manganese.

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raw sienna

Origin

sienna · noun, adjective

  1. Italianterra di Siena“earth of Siena”
  2. Englishsienna

From Italian terra di Siena (“earth of Siena”), Siena being the most notable Renaissance location of the clay.

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Sienna · proper noun

From the colour sienna.

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Translations

Arabic طين
  • طينclay
Finnish siena, sienna
  • sienapigment
  • siennapigment
Japanese シエナ土, シエナ色
  • シエナ土 (shiena tsuchi)clay
  • シエナ色 (shiena shoku)colour
  • シエナ色の (shienairo no)colour
Polish sjena, sjena
  • sjenaclay
  • sjenapigment
  • sjenacolour
Romanian pământ de Siena, siena
  • pământ de Sienaclay
  • sienacolour
  • sienacolour
Tagalog siyena, siyena
  • siyenaclay
  • siyenapigment
  • siyenacolour

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sienna

antennaViennaJennahennasennagenaGlennaKennaAvicennarectennaTorpenhow
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Sounds the same

SienaSiena

Anagrams

insanesannieNiseanNesian
Cite this entry
APA

sienna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sienna

MLA

“sienna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sienna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sienna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sienna.

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