— tonalitive , adj.
/toh nal"i tee/ , n. , pl. tonalities .
1. Music.
a. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
b. a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
2. (in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.
3. the quality of tones.
[ 1830-40; TONAL + -ITY ]