From French tonalité.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /təʊnˈæl.ɪ.tiː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /toʊnˈæl.ɪ.ti/

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• Rhymes: -ælɪti

tonality (countable and uncountable, plural tonalities)

1. (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
2. (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
3. (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
4. The interrelation of the tones in a painting.