Keynote — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the principal theme in a speech or literary work

a fundamental or central idea

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈiːnoʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈiːnəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈiːnəʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈiːnoʊt/.

Examples

Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tonic

Parts of Speech

noun	the principal theme in a speech or literary work
noun	a fundamental or central idea
noun	(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
verb	set the keynote of “Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection”
verb	give the keynote address to (an audience)

Word Forms

keynote	verb	give the keynote address to (an audience)
keynote	noun	a fundamental or central idea

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

discours d'ouverture

le thème principal d'un discours ou d'une œuvre littéraire

🇪🇸Spanish

fundamental

El tema principal de un discurso o de una obra literaria.

🇮🇹Italian

nota chiave

il tema principale di un discorso o di un'opera letteraria

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofdnoot

het hoofdthema in een toespraak of literair werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

palestra

o tema principal de um discurso ou obra literária

🇷🇺Russian

основной доклад

основная тема речи или литературного произведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुख्य वक्ता

किसी भाषण या साहित्यिक कार्य में मुख्य विषय

🇧🇩Bengali

মূল বক্তব্য

একটি বক্তৃতা বা সাহিত্যিক কাজের প্রধান থিম

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கிய குறிப்பு

ஒரு பேச்சு அல்லது இலக்கியப் படைப்பில் முக்கிய தீம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీనోట్

ప్రసంగం లేదా సాహిత్య రచనలో ప్రధాన ఇతివృత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुख्य सूचना

भाषण किंवा साहित्यिक कार्यातील मुख्य थीम

🇮🇳Gujarati

કીનોટ

ભાષણ અથવા સાહિત્યિક કાર્યમાં મુખ્ય થીમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಖ್ಯ ಭಾಷಣ

ಭಾಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഖ്യപ്രഭാഷണം

ഒരു പ്രസംഗത്തിലോ സാഹിത്യകൃതിയിലോ ഉള്ള പ്രധാന തീം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੱਖ ਨੋਟ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਕੰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੱਖ ਥੀਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلیدی نوٹ

تقریر یا ادبی کام میں بنیادی تھیم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基调

演讲或文学作品的主题

🇯🇵Japanese

基調

スピーチや文学作品の主要なテーマ

🇰🇷Korean

기조

연설이나 문학 작품의 주요 주제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ đạo

chủ đề chính trong một bài phát biểu hoặc tác phẩm văn học

🇹🇭Thai

คำปราศรัย

แก่นหลักในการกล่าวสุนทรพจน์หรืองานวรรณกรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

intisari

tema utama dalam sebuah pidato atau karya sastra

🇵🇭Filipino

pangunahing tono

ang pangunahing tema sa isang talumpati o akdang pampanitikan

🇲🇾Malay

ucaptama

tema utama dalam ucapan atau karya sastera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكلمة الرئيسية

الموضوع الرئيسي في خطاب أو عمل أدبي

🇮🇷Persian

سخنرانی کلیدی

موضوع اصلی در یک سخنرانی یا اثر ادبی

🇹🇷Turkish

açılış konuşması

Bir konuşmanın ya da edebi eserin ana teması

🇮🇱Hebrew

נאום מרכזי

הנושא העיקרי בנאום או ביצירה ספרותית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'keynote'?

The primary meaning of 'keynote' is 'the principal theme in a speech or literary work'.

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Using 'keynote' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'keynote' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'keynote' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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