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chromaticism

chromaticism noun: the quality or state of being chromatic.

Noun

chromaticism (countable and uncountable, plural chromaticisms)

  1. the quality or state of being chromatic
  2. the act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)
    • excessive chromaticism means excessive increase in harmonic tension -- Mosco Carner

chromaticism meaning in Tamil

chromaticism in Tamil

குருமிசைப்பியம்

Forms of chromaticism

pluralchromaticisms

Origin of chromaticism

From chromatic + -ism.

Questions about chromaticism

What does chromaticism mean?
Chromaticism means the quality or state of being chromatic.
What is chromaticism in Tamil?
Chromaticism in Tamil is குருமிசைப்பியம். See Chromaticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chromaticism?
Chromaticism is a noun.
What is the plural of chromaticism?
The plural of chromaticism is chromaticisms.

Words near chromaticism in the dictionary

  1. chromatic scale
  2. chromatic scales
  3. chromatic semitone
  4. chromatical
  5. chromatically
  6. chromaticism
  7. chromaticisms
  8. chromaticities
  9. chromaticity
  10. chromaticization
  11. chromaticizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chromaticism (page history and authors); chromaticism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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