ljusdunkel

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of French clair-obscur. By surface analysis, ljus +‎ dunkel.

Noun

ljusdunkel n (uncountable)

1. (painting) chiaroscuro

   Synonym: klärobskyr

Declension

Declension of ljusdunkel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ljusdunkel	ljusdunkels
	definite	ljusdunklet	ljusdunklets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Further reading

• ljusdunkel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker