Synonyms for keynote
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kee-noht |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkiˌnoʊt |
Top 10 synonyms for keynote Other synonyms for the word keynote
Définition of keynote
Origin :- also key-note, "lowest note of a musical scale, basis of a scale," 1776, from key (n.1) in sense of "musical scale" + note (n.). Figurative sense of "leading idea" is from 1783; keynote address is 1905, American English.
- noun theme
- At any rate, this is the keynote of the tragedy, which is struck again and again.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- The persistent aim after perfection should be the keynote of every life.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- Space will permit only the keynote of these courageous speeches.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- It was the keynote of Greek architecture throughout its finest period.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- An instrument on which the keynote is strummed to accompany singing.
- Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
- But the keynote of these forenoon and evening sittings was money.
- Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
- Not semper idem but semper alterum is the keynote of science.
- Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
- They were the keynote of his gentle, studious, kindly, humorous nature.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- The principle of unity of plan and composition is the keynote of Geoffroy's work.
- Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
- For the last week monotony had been the keynote of our commissariat.
- Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
Antonyms for keynote
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