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tenebrism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈtɛnəbɹɪzəm/
(General-American) audio

Etymology

From Italian tenebrismo, from tenebroso + -ismo, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).

Meanings

(uncountable) A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Tenebrism		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

tenebrist · tenebristic