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tonalist

tonalist noun: an artist working in the style of tonalism.

Noun

tonalist (plural tonalists)

  1. An artist working in the style of tonalism.
    • Bradly blinked a moment, the tonalist in him confused at charming presentation of her femininity, which appeared to have forgotten the prudery that refused to undress before her grandmother in the hut.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 115

Forms of tonalist

pluraltonalists

Origin of tonalist

From tonal + -ist.

Questions about tonalist

What does tonalist mean?
Tonalist means an artist working in the style of tonalism.
What part of speech is tonalist?
Tonalist is a noun.
What is the plural of tonalist?
The plural of tonalist is tonalists.

Words near tonalist in the dictionary

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

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