Etymology
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high + key
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Adjective
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high-key (comparative more high-key, superlative most high-key)
- (art, photography) Characterised by light tones and absence of shadow.
1942 November, Victor Keppler, “Key to Good Pictures”, in Popular Photography, →ISSN, page 29:Details are tremendously important in composing an outstanding high-key photograph.
high-key (comparative more high-key, superlative most high-key)
- (colloquial) In a conspicuous way.
2022 January 31, BIG XO (@Raveyxoxo_), Twitter[1]:High key no longer wanna tell anyone anything that’s going on with me.
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