Meaning of chromatic in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kroʊˈmædɪk/

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1. 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. 2. based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones

   Examples

   • « a chromatic scale »

   Antonyms

   • diatonic
3. 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