Home › Words › C › contrapuntalismcontrapuntalismcontrapuntalism · noun — counterpoint.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom contrapuntal + -ism.nouncounterpointDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.contrapuntism 87% match — The use of counterpoint. vs contrapuntalism →contrapuntal 84% match — Of or in counterpoint. vs contrapuntalism →contrapunto 78% match — counterpoint vs contrapuntalism →contrapuntally 77% match — In a contrapuntal manner vs contrapuntalism →contrapuntist 77% match — One skilled in counterpoint. vs contrapuntalism →counterpoint 72% match — A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies. vs contrapuntalism →contrapunctus 69% match — A fugue. vs contrapuntalism →countermelody 64% match — a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody. vs contrapuntalism →