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- [toh-nal-i-tee]
- /toʊˈnæl ɪ ti/
- /toʊˈnæl·ɪ·t̬i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [toh-nal-i-tee]
- /toʊˈnæl ɪ ti/
Definitions of tonality word
- noun plural tonality Music. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system. a particular scale or system of tones; a key. 1
- noun plural tonality (in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture. 1
- noun plural tonality the quality of tones. 1
- noun tonality music: tonal quality, key 1
- noun tonality art: value scheme 1
- variable noun tonality Tonality is the presence of a musical key in a piece of music. 0
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Origin of tonality
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; tonal + -ity
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Parts of speech for Tonality
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tonality popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tonality usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tonality
noun tonality
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- loudness — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- accent — Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
Antonyms for tonality
noun tonality
- atonality — absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
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