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tenebrist

tenebrist noun: a painter working in the style of tenebrism.

Noun

tenebrist (plural tenebrists)

  1. A painter working in the style of tenebrism.
    • Caravaggio was a tenebrist.
    Synonyms:
    chiaroscurist

Synonyms of tenebrist

Forms of tenebrist

pluraltenebrists

Origin of tenebrist

Back-formation from tenebrism.

Questions about tenebrist

What does tenebrist mean?
Tenebrist means a painter working in the style of tenebrism.
What part of speech is tenebrist?
Tenebrist is a noun.
What is the plural of tenebrist?
The plural of tenebrist is tenebrists.

Words near tenebrist in the dictionary

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

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