Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenebrism

/ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tene-brism
IPA: /ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian tenebrismo, from tenebroso + -ismo, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *temH-, tenebrismo, tenebrōsus

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

tenebrist tenebristic

Questions

How do you pronounce tenebrism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/.
What does tenebrism mean?: A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
Where does tenebrism come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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