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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

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