Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tonal-ism
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tonal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tonal

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

tonalist tonalistic

Questions

What does tonalism mean?: An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.
Where does tonalism come from?: From tonal + -ism.

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