Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: tonal-ist
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artist working in the style of tonalism.

Example Sentences

"Bradly blinked a moment, the tonalist in him confused at charming presentation of her femininity, which appeared to have forgotten the prudery that refused to undress before her grandmother in the hut."

Etymology

From tonal + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tonal

Inflected Forms

tonalists (plural)

Questions

What does tonalist mean?: An artist working in the style of tonalism.
Where does tonalist come from?: From tonal + -ist.

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