gamut
gamut Lexical Profile
gamut Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The complete range, scope, or series of things, emotions, or possibilities.
"Her performance in the play ran the full gamut of human emotion, from quiet grief to ecstatic joy."
The entire subset of colors that can be accurately represented or reproduced by a particular display device, printer, or color space.
"The new monitor supports a wide color gamut, making it ideal for professional photo editing."
A complete scale of musical notes, or the full range of pitches that a voice or instrument is capable of producing.
"The ancient harp had a limited gamut compared to the modern concert grand piano."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often confused with 'gauntlet' in the idiom 'run the gamut' (meaning to experience or display the entire range of something), as opposed to 'run the gauntlet' (meaning to endure a series of harsh criticisms or trials).
• Rhymes for gamut
Word Origin & Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'gamma ut', a contraction formed by combining 'gamma' (the Greek letter G used for the lowest note in the medieval musical scale devised by Guido d'Arezzo) and 'ut' (the first syllable of the Latin hymn 'Ut queant laxis', used to name the notes of the hexachord).