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tenebrism

/ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/

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

Noun

tenebrism (uncountable)

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

Forms of tenebrism

alternative formTenebrism

Origin of tenebrism

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

Words formed from tenebrism

Questions about tenebrism

What does tenebrism mean?
Tenebrism means a style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
What part of speech is tenebrism?
Tenebrism is a noun.
How do you pronounce tenebrism?
Tenebrism is pronounced /ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/.

Words near tenebrism in the dictionary

  1. tenebrionids
  2. tenebrionoid
  3. tenebrionoids
  4. tenebrious
  5. tenebriously
  6. tenebrism
  7. tenebrist
  8. tenebristic
  9. tenebrists
  10. tenebrities
  11. tenebrity

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