Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

    тона́льностьtonálʹnostʹ

    тона́льністьtonálʹnistʹ

    any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

  2. (countable, uncountable)A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
system of seven tones and tonic key:
Русский
By meaning 1
system of seven tones and tonic key:

Origin

From French tonalité.

From French tonalité.

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Forms

plural: tonalities
Singulartonality
Pluraltonalities

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music:key

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tonality — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto