MINOR KEY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase minor key. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for MINOR KEY
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dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
doleful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • filled with or evoking sadness | ||||||||
gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
lugubrious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • excessively mournful | ||||||||
melancholic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • someone subject to melancholia adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | ||||||||
mournful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing sorrow • filled with or evoking sadness | ||||||||
pensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful • showing pensive sadness | ||||||||
sad | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness adjective satellite • of things that make you feel sad • bad; unfortunate | ||||||||
somber | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking brightness or color; dull • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||||
sorrowful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss | ||||||||
minor mode | nounn | |||||||
noun • a key based on the minor scale |