tonality

toʊˈnæləti

tonalities

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Definition of tonality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stylegeneral character or style of something

The tonality of the speech was optimistic and forward-looking..

character

mood

style

music

TECH.

system of seven tones built on a tonic key

TECH.

The symphony's tonality was based on a minor key.

key

mode

scale

art

TECH.

interrelation of tones in a painting

TECH.

The artist used tonality to create depth in the painting.

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Origin of tonality

Italian, tonalità (tone)

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tonal

adj.

tones

related to tones or tonality

atonally

adv.

music

in a manner lacking a musical key or tonality

Examples of tonality in a sentence

The artist's work had a unique tonality.
The piece's tonality shifted unexpectedly to a major key.
Her composition explored the tonality of traditional folk music.
Her use of tonality made the artwork vibrant.
Tonality in the piece was subtle yet effective.

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French:tonalité, ...
German:Tonalität, Tonart, ...
Italian:tonalità, ...
Spanish:tonalidad, sistema tonal, ...
Portuguese:caráter, tonalidade, ...
Chinese:基调, 调性, ...
Japanese:トーン, 調性, ...
Arabic:طَابِع, سُلَّم نَغَمِي, ...
Hebrew:טוֹנָלִיּוּת, סֻלָּם, ...
Russian:тональность, цветовая гамма, ...
Ukrainian:тональність, ...
Hindi:स्वर-लक्षण, स्वर प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:টোনালিটি, সুরের সিস্টেম, ...
Catalan:tonalitat, gama tonal, ...
Czech:tonalita, tónina, ...
Danish:tonalitet, toneart, ...
Dutch:tonaliteit, toonverhouding, ...
Greek:τονικότητα, χρωματική αρμονία, ...
Hungarian:hangvétel, tonalitás, ...
Khmer:លក្ខណៈស្ទីល, ប្រព័ន្ធតន្ត្រីគន្លឹះ, ...
Korean:어조, 조성, ...
Persian:لحنی, تونالیته, ...
Polish:tonalność, tonacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):caráter, tonalidade, ...
Romanian:tonalitate, ...
Swedish:tonalitet, tonart, ...
Thai:โทนเสียง, โทน, ...
Turkish:tonalite, ton uyumu, ...
Vietnamese:âm điệu, tính chất âm điệu, ...

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Origin of tonality

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