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tonalism

tonalism noun: an American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.

Noun

tonalism (uncountable)

  1. An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.

Origin of tonalism

From tonal + -ism.

Questions about tonalism

What does tonalism mean?
Tonalism means an American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.
What part of speech is tonalism?
Tonalism is a noun.

Words near tonalism in the dictionary

  1. Tonalea
  2. tonalise
  3. tonalised
  4. tonalises
  5. tonalising
  6. tonalism
  7. tonalist
  8. tonalistic
  9. tonalists
  10. tonalite
  11. tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite

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