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chiaroscurist

/kiˌɑːɹəʊˈskʊəɹɪst/

chiaroscurist noun: a painter who uses light and shade rather than color to create the illusion of volume.

Noun

chiaroscurist (plural chiaroscurists)

  1. A painter who uses light and shade rather than color to create the illusion of volume.

Forms of chiaroscurist

pluralchiaroscurists

Origin of chiaroscurist

From chiaroscuro + -ist.

Questions about chiaroscurist

What does chiaroscurist mean?
Chiaroscurist means a painter who uses light and shade rather than color to create the illusion of volume.
What part of speech is chiaroscurist?
Chiaroscurist is a noun.
How do you pronounce chiaroscurist?
Chiaroscurist is pronounced /kiˌɑːɹəʊˈskʊəɹɪst/.
What is the plural of chiaroscurist?
The plural of chiaroscurist is chiaroscurists.

Words near chiaroscurist in the dictionary

  1. chiarivaris
  2. chiaro-oscuro
  3. chiaro-oscuros
  4. chiaro-scuro
  5. chiaroscuri
  6. chiaroscurist
  7. chiaroscurists
  8. chiaroscuro
  9. chiaroscuroed
  10. chiaroscuros
  11. chias

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