Meaning of chromatic in English
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Pronunciation
/kroʊˈmædɪk/US accent
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to browse different examples of pronunciation.Qualitative Adjective
chromaticEtymology
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 separationExamples
- « chromatic lens »
- 2. based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
Examples
- « a chromatic scale »
Antonyms
- 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