clair-obscur

See also: Clair-obscur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French clair-obscur, from Italian chiaroscuro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌklɛr.ɔpˈskyːr/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: clair-ob‧scur
Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

clair-obscur n (uncountable)

(art) chiaroscuro

French

Etymology

Calque of Italian chiaroscuro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klɛ.ʁɔp.skyʁ/, /kle.ʁɔp.skyʁ/
Audio (file)

Noun

clair-obscur m (uncountable)

(art) chiaroscuro

Descendants

→ Dutch: clair-obscur

Further reading

“clair-obscur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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