Definition of CHROMA

chroma

Plural: chromas

Noun

  • The purity, intensity, or saturation of a color; hue.
  • chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
  • The colorfulness relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area
  • The aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
  • Short for chromatic semitone

Examples

  • He loved playing words like CHROMA because of the beautiful visual imagery they evoked.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Scrabble Score: 13

chroma: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chroma: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chroma: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

chroma: valid Words With Friends Word