Synonyms & related words for microtonality

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Words related to microtonality

Explore words related to microtonality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include microtonally, microtonal, microtone, dodecaphony, atonalist, nontonal, tetrachordal, dodecaphonically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does microtonality come from?

The word microtonality breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: micro-, from Greek mikros (“small”); ton, from Greek tonos (“tension, pitch, tone (from teinein 'to stretch')”); -al, from Latin alis (“relating to”); and -ity, from Latin itas (“quality, state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.