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titian

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -ɪʃən
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  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a bright auburn colour, tinted with gold, especially in reference to hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Titus Tatius, a king of the Sabines according to the Roman foundation myth.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79–81 AD).

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4

name

Meaning 4

A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to

various Christian saints

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5

name

Meaning 5

A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to

Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 1576), an Italian Renaissance painter.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tiziano Vecellio

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: old master

History

Etymology

Named after Titian (Italian Tiziano), the Italian painter who made frequent use of this colour.

From Latin Titiānus (“of or relating to Titus; a male given name”), from Titus + -iānus. By surface analysis, Titus + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: Titien — of a bright auburn colour
  • German: tizianrot — of a bright auburn colour
  • Greek: κοκκινοχρυσός (kokkinochrysós) — of a bright auburn colour
  • Italian: tiziano — of a bright auburn colour
  • Italian: tizianesco — of a bright auburn colour
  • Italian: rosso tiziano — of a bright auburn colour
  • Japanese: 金茶色の (kinchairo no) — of a bright auburn colour
  • Polish: tycjanowski — of a bright auburn colour
  • Polish: złotorudy — of a bright auburn colour
  • Polish: rudopomarańczowy — of a bright auburn colour
  • Portuguese: ticiano — of a bright auburn colour
  • Romanian: roșu-auriu — of a bright auburn colour
  • Romanian: arămiu — of a bright auburn colour
  • Russian: тициановый (ticianovyj) — of a bright auburn colour
  • Spanish: castaño cobrizo — of a bright auburn colour
  • Swedish: tizianröd — of a bright auburn colour
  • Vietnamese: hung bóng — of a bright auburn colour
  • Vietnamese: hung sáng — of a bright auburn colour
  • French: titien — of or relating to Titus
  • Latin: Titiānus — of or relating to Titus
  • French: Titien — male given name
  • Italian: Tiziano — male given name
  • Latin: Titiānus — male given name
  • Afrikaans: Titiaan — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Arabic: تِيتِيَان (tītiyān) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Armenian: Տիցիան (Ticʻian) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Asturian: Ticianu — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Azerbaijani: Tisian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Belarusian: Тыцыя́н (Tycyján) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Bulgarian: Тициа́н (Ticián) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Burmese: တစ်ရှန် (tachran) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Catalan: Ticià — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Chinese Mandarin: 提香 (Tíxiāng) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Czech: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Danish: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Dutch: Titiaan — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Esperanto: Ticiano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Estonian: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Finnish: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • French: Titien — Tiziano Vecellio
  • French: le Titien — Tiziano Vecellio
  • West-Frisian: Tytsiaan — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Georgian: ტიციანი (ṭiciani) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • German: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Greek: Τιτσιάνο (Titsiáno) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Hebrew: טִיצִיָאן (Titzián) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Italian: Tiziano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Japanese: ティツィアーノ (Titsiāno) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Korean: 티치아노 (Tichiano) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Latin: Titiānus — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Latvian: Ticiāns — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Lithuanian: Ticianas — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Macedonian: Ти́цијан (Tícijan) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Malayalam: ടിഷ്യൻ (ṭiṣyaṉ) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Maltese: Tizjanu — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Occitan: Tician — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Persian: تیسین (tisyen) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Piedmontese: Tissian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Polish: Tycjan — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Portuguese: Ticiano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Romanian: Tițian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Russian: Тициа́н (Ticián) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Serbo-Croatian: Тицијан — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Serbo-Croatian: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ticijan — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Spanish: Ticiano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Spanish: Tiziano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Swedish: Tizian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Thai: ทิเชียน (tí-chiian) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Thai: ทิชัน (tí-chan) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Tibetan: ཌི་ཛི་ཨ་ནོ (ḍi dzi a no) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Ukrainian: Тіціа́н (Ticián) — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Uzbek: Titsian — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Venetan: Tiziano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Venetan: Tissiano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Venetan: Tisiano — Tiziano Vecellio
  • Estonian: Tiziani toonides — bright auburn colour
  • Estonian: kuldpruun — bright auburn colour
  • French: rouge Titien — bright auburn colour
  • German: Tizianrot — bright auburn colour
  • Greek: κοκκινοχρυσό (kokkinochrysó) — bright auburn colour
  • Italian: rosso tiziano — bright auburn colour
  • Japanese: 金茶色 (kinchairo) — bright auburn colour
  • Polish: złotorudy — bright auburn colour
  • Polish: tycjanowski — bright auburn colour
  • Portuguese: vermelho ticiano — bright auburn colour
  • Romanian: roșu-auriu — bright auburn colour
  • Romanian: arămiu — bright auburn colour
  • Russian: тициан (tician) — bright auburn colour
  • Spanish: castaño cobrizo — bright auburn colour
  • Swedish: tizianrött — bright auburn colour
  • Vietnamese: màu hung bóng — bright auburn colour
  • Vietnamese: màu hung sáng — bright auburn colour