chiaroscuro
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˌkja.roˈsku.ro/
noun
Definitions
- (painting) chiaroscuro artistic technique using exaggerated light contrasts
- (figuratively) contrasts, ups and downs
Etymology
Compound from Italian chiaro (clear, light, bright) + Italian oscuro (dark, obscure).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
oscuro
Gloss
dark, obscure
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chiaroscurist English
- chiaroscuro English
- chiaroscuroed English
- clārus Latin
- obscurus Latin
- obscūrus Latin
- Chiaroscuro German
- Clair-obscur German
- klar German
- chiaramente Italian
- chiarezza Italian
- chiarire Italian
- chiarissimo Italian
- chiarità Italian
- chiaro Italian
- chiarore Italian
- oscuramente Italian
- oscurità Italian
- oscuro Italian
- schiarire Italian
- semioscuro Italian
- clair-obscur Dutch, Flemish
- clair-obscur French
- claro Spanish, Castilian
- claroscuro Spanish, Castilian
- chiaroscuro Portuguese
- claro Portuguese
- qartë Albanian
- oskur Maltese
- kiaroskuras Lithuanian