✅ Haunting describes something that lingers, especially something that isn’t easily forgotten (Haunting music came from behind the locked door).

✅ Eerie describes something uncanny which causes you to feel inexplicable fear, or a fear of the supernatural (The house on the corner gave me an eerie feeling).

✅ Haunting can be used to describe mundane things that become persistent. However, it often suggests some element of the supernatural.

✅ Eerie describes something that has a strong element of weirdness or something that suggests supernatural happenings—like entries to our Haunting Hooks contest.

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✅ Sepia is a brown pigment and describes things that are grayish brown or olive brown (The low light made the trees look almost sepia).

✅ Sorrel describes things that are a light reddish brown (A sorrel sweater is the perfect choice for this season).

✅ While both sepia and sorrel describe brown tones, sepia generally suggests cooler browns, whereas sorrel suggests a warmer brown.

✅ Russet describes something that is one of a range of brown-toned, autumnal colors, including yellowish and reddish browns and light browns that are neither red nor yellow (Russet leaves covered the street).

✅ Titian describes things that are a reddish or golden brown (She had flowing titian hair).

✅ While russet derives from an old French word related to “red,” titian is named after an Italian painter who often painted red-haired women. Describing something as titian suggests a warm, romantic, glowing tone, as the paintings of Titian exude.