Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiaro-scuro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.89 in modern English

Syllables: chiaro-s-curo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of chiaroscuro.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"CHIARO-SCURO, among painters. See Claro-obscuro."

Etymology

From Italian chiaroscuro.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: chiaroscuro

Usage

Questions

What does chiaro-scuro mean?: Obsolete form of chiaroscuro.
Where does chiaro-scuro come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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