Synonyms & related words for semitone

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of semitone. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to semitone

Explore words related to semitone — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include semitonic, diatonic, microtone, tetrachord, enharmonic, diatonically, subcontraoctave, octave. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does semitone come from?

The word semitone breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: semi-, from Latin semi (“half”); and -tone, from Greek tonos (“tone, pitch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.