Sinople

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shade of red; sinoper. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Sinoper, a kind of red earth historically used as a pigment, originally imported to Greece from Sinope in Paphlagonia. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    Ferruginous quartz of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow, used to make the pigment sinopia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Vert (green). countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "In heraldry, sinople (the green of blazonry) also signified love, joy, abundance."

Example

More examples

"In heraldry, sinople (the green of blazonry) also signified love, joy, abundance."

Etymology

From Old French sinople, from Latin Sinōpis, from Ancient Greek Σινωπίς (Sinōpís, “of Sinope”), a town that exported a red ocher. The unexpected change to meaning "green" in heraldry occurred in French texts around 1350 for unclear reasons.

More for "sinople"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.