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Meaning of chromatic in English
Pronunciation
/kroʊˈmædɪk/
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Qualitative Adjective
chromatic
Etymology
early 17th century: from French chromatique or Latin chromaticus, from Greek khrōmatikos, from khrōma, khrōmat-‘color, chromatic scale’
Definitions
1.
able to refract light without spectral color separation
Examples
« chromatic lens »
2.
based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
Examples
« a chromatic scale »
Antonyms
diatonic
3.
being or having or characterized by hue
Synonyms
amber
brownish-yellow
yellow-brown
amethyst
aureate
gilded
gilt
gold
golden
azure
cerulean
sky-blue
bright blue
blue
bluish
blueish
light-blue
dark-blue
blue-black
bluish green
blue-green
cyan
teal
blushful
rosy
bottle-green
bronze
bronzy
brown
brownish
dark-brown
buff
canary
canary-yellow
caramel
caramel brown
carnation
chartreuse
dun
earthlike
fuscous
taupe
green
greenish
light-green
dark-green
jade
jade-green
khaki
lavender
lilac
mauve
moss green
mosstone
mousy
mouse-colored
mouselike
ocher
ochre
olive-brown
olive-drab
olive
orange
orangish
peacock-blue
pink
pinkish
purple
violet
purplish
red
reddish
ruddy
blood-red
carmine
cerise
cherry
cherry-red
crimson
ruby
ruby-red
scarlet
rose
roseate
rosaceous
rose-red
rust
rusty
sapphire
snuff
snuff-brown
mummy-brown
chukker-brown
sorrel
brownish-orange
stone
straw
tan
tannish
tangerine
tawny
ultramarine
umber
vermilion
vermillion
cinnabar
Chinese-red
vinaceous
yellow
yellowish
xanthous
yellow-green
auburn
reddish-brown
avocado
beige
blae
chestnut
coppery
copper colored
coral
creamy
cress green
cresson
watercress
hazel
honey
magenta
maroon
brownish-red
pea-green
powder blue
russet
sage
sage-green
sea-green
Antonyms
achromatic
See also
chestnut
colored