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View synonyms for burnt sienna

burnt sienna

[ burnt see-en-uh ]

noun

  1. sienna1
  2. an intense dark reddish-brown color.


burnt sienna

noun

  1. a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace
  2. a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt sienna1

First recorded in 1835–45

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