tonalist

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noun

An artist working in the style of tonalism.

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Meanings

nountonalist (plural tonalists)

plural tonalists

  1. An artist working in the style of tonalism.

    Bradly blinked a moment, the tonalist in him confused at charming presentation of her femininity, which appeared to have forgotten the prudery that refused to undress before her grandmother in the hut.

    1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 115

Origin

From tonal + -ist.

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APA

tonalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonalist

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“tonalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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