From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream. Fully displaced Old English sweġl.
Meanings
(rare) Musical.
Again, Moſes was the firſt that brought in ſacred Muſick: thus in like manner Strabo lib. 10. 453. informes us, that the Bacchick Muſick was famous throughout Aſia; and that many muſick Inſtruments had obteined a Barbarick name, as Jambla, Sambuke, Barbitos, Magades, &c. which ſeem all to be of Hebrew origination. 1669, T[heophilus] G[ale], The Court of the Gentiles: or A Discourse Touching the Original of Human Literature, Both Philologie and Philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish Church in Order to a Demonstration, […], part I (Of Philologie), Oxon [Oxford]: […] Hen[ry] Hall for Tho[mas] Gilbert, pages 136–137:
So should she drape the World’s wide round, / With sunny robes, and fresh Spring weather / And consecrate the loneliest ground, / While we went wandering linked together, / Her music voice, her beaming eyes, / Give to the Silence, glad replies. 1847, William Ellery Channing, “The Desert”, in Poems, second series, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, page 59:
Loosened / Thy tongue shall with sweet-flowing sounds surprize / The ear of sense; another than thyself / Will be seen within to have come, and bringing / Music tones from other spheres to have made / Thee ever the harp of hidden minstrelsy. 1838 fall – 1839 summer, Jones Very, “The Unrevealed”, in Helen R. Deese, editor, Jones Very: The Complete Poems, Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, published 1993, →ISBN, page 159, lines 4–9:
And therefore, prisoner, you are doomed for life / To solitary toil. Alone! alone! alone! / Love’s music voice will never greet your ear; / Affection’s eye will never meet your gaze; / Nor heart-warm hand of friend return your grasp; / But morn, and noon, and night, days, months, and years, / Will all be told in this one word—alone! 1851 January, Sarah J[osepha] Hale, “The Judge; a Drama of American Life”, in Sarah J[osepha] Hale, editor, Godey’s Lady’s Book, volume XLII, Philadelphia, Pa.: L[ouis] A[ntoine] Godey, act I, scene III, page 26, column 2:
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream. Fully displaced Old English sweġl.
Meanings
(uncountable, usually) A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood.
Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt, / To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. 1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 1:
I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.
Music lessons in early childhood lead to changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say. 2013 November 22, Ian Sample, “Music lessons in early childhood may improve brain's performance”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 24, page 32:
(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
“Oh! this was very kind,” she said, with that simplicity and tenderness, which at times made her voice pure music, “I could not have expected you so soon.” 1856, John Esten Cooke, The Virginia Comedians, page 247:
Wilson's definite genius for rapid, witty dialogue which becomes a kind of conversational music at times. 1978 August 19, Kevin Warren, “A Flawless Production”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 15:
(uncountable, usually) An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
(uncountable, usually) A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
(slang, uncountable, usually) Electronic signal jamming.
cv кӗвӗ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mk му́зика (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · et muusika (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · pms mùsica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · my ဂီတ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cy cerddoriaeth (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · de Musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · enm drem (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pl gędźba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mrw bonibonian (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kw musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · srn poku (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bn সঙ্গীত (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sk noty (sheet music) · sd ميوزڪ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ro muzică (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · tl musika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · et noodipaber (sheet music) · kmr muzîk (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ast música (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hu zene (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ln miziki (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fi musiikki (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · hsb hudźba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ta இசை (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hu zene (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · pa موسیقی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lb Musek (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · be му́зыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gv bingys (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cdo 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cy miwsig (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pro muzica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lij mûxica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lo ດົນຕີ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · jv musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ca música (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · sh му̀зика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bua хүгжэм (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · oc musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · it spartito (sheet music) · eu musika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sk hudba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fy muzyk (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · frm musique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sah муусука (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ja ミュージック (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · izh muuzьkka (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · alt музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rgn mùșica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pl muzyka (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tyv аялга (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cs hudba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tt музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gl música (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · km ភ្លេង (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · te మృదుధ్వని (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · myv музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fur musiche (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ryu 音楽 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bn গান (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · bn সুর (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · rsk музика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · haw pila hoʻokani (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · wuu 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sk hudobnina (sheet music) · nl bladmuziek (sheet music) · ja 音楽 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ban musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fa مُوسِیقِی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ti ሙዚቃ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nl muziek (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ks موسیٖقی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · or ସଂଗୀତ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · de Musik (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · ckb مووزیک (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cs hudba (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · cs muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · la mūsicē (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ktu miziki (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ro muzică (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · da musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gu સંગીત (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lo ເພງ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · grc μουσική (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · is tónlist (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · eo muziko (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · km តន្ត្រី (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bo རོལ་དབྱངས (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mn хөгжим (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · el νότες (sheet music) · ml സംഗീതം (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · zh 樂譜 /乐谱 (sheet music) · ms gita (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rcf mizik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · el μουσική (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · wa muzike (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sh mùzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mdh gunigunien (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · am ሙዚቃ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · de Noten (sheet music) · sa सङ्गीत (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hi मूसीक़ी (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · th เพลง (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ru партиту́ра fc (sheet music) · xal көгҗм (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ko 음악 (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · ko 악보 (sheet music) · enm musike (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bg но́ти (sheet music) · ga ceol (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lv mūzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sl glasba (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · th ดนตรี (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nds Musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · zh 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ru му́зыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ur مُوسِیقِی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rhg tal (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sc mùsica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sco muisic (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ur سَن٘گِیت (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sah музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · os музыкӕ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fro musike (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fi musiikki (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sv musik (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · csb mùzyka (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mk партиту́ра (sheet music) · ota موسیقی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · br sonerezh (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · et muusika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ta சங்கீதம் (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ga ceol (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · de Tonkunst (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hi संगीत (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · yua paax (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nb musikk (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lou mizik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nap museca (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · el παρτιτούρα (sheet music) · osp musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ckb مۆسیقا (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kim һобус (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ru му́зыка (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · pt música (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · yi מוזיק (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lad מוזיקה (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fa موزیک (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ang drēam (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · te సంగీతము (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fi nuotit (sheet music) · sq muzikë (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · he מוּזִיקָה (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · shn ၵႂၢမ်းႁႆႇ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kk саз (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rhg gan (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mt mużika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nb noter (sheet music) · tr musiki (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sw muziki (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · yo orin (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · la mūsica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cv мусӑк (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · es música (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · hu muzsika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ja 音楽 (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · bn গান (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lmo musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · arc ܙܡܪܐ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kea múzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sk muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · zh 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · is hljómlist (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · el μουσική (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · aii ܙܸܡܪܵܐ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hak 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · co musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pa ਸੰਗੀਤ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sw muziki (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · lt muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · uz muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ka მუსიკა (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pt partitura (sheet music) · hy երաժշտություն (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · fa مُوسِیقِی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gd ceòl (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · aii ܡܘܼܣܝܼܩܹܐ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ht mizik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nrf musique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · roa-opt musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rm musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · myv седямо (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · it partitura (sheet music) · fy muzyk (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ar موسيقى (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lad muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sh glàzba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nrf mûsique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · is músík (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ca música (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · de Musi (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gcf mizik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fa موسیقی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ja 楽譜 (sheet music) · tg мусиқӣ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ky музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · vec mùxega (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · af musiek (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mnc ᡴᡠᠮᡠᠨ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · da musik (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · ro partitură (sheet music) · de Musikstück (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bo རོལ་མོ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · an mosica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · chr ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏛ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mfe lamizik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · lus rimawi (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · uk му́зика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pt música (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ba музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fr partition (sheet music) · st mmino (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · vi âm nhạc (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mih mazica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ne संगीत (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hy երաժշտություն (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ckb موسیقا (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ace musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · to musika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · roa-oca musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gur yʋʋmʋm (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · min musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · zh йинйүә (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ro melodie (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · vo musig (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mn ᠬᠥᠭᠵᠢᠮ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · wmw ngoma (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fo tónleikur (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gd ceòl (sheet music) · kn ಸಂಗೀತ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cop ⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nb musikk (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · ko 음악 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ru но́ты (sheet music) · sv musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bo རོལ་གཞས (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · uz musiqa (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cs notace (sheet music) · es música (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nl partituur (sheet music) · hil musika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nah tlatzotzontli (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rup muzicã (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tyv хөгжүм (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · as সংগীত (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ab амузика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ady музыкэ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tyv музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mk музика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · alt кӱӱ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · zlw-opl gędźba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ota رامش (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · se musihkka (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gv kiaull (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · vls muziek (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ug مۇزىكا (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · si සංගීතය (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ms muzik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ovd musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fr musique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tl palalinigan (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · dsb muzika (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · yue 音樂 /音乐 (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · enm song (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sh гла̀зба (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ce музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · scn mùsica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sc mùsiga (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · gd ceòl (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · dv މިއުޒިކް (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · pcd musique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sl glasba (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sq mëzikë (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ckb موسیقی (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hu muzsika (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · tr müzik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · fro musique (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · haw mele (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · nl muziek (any pleasing or interesting sounds) · ar مزّيكا (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kl nipilersorneq (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · de Musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · bg му́зика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · sga ceól (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · it musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · mhn musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · za yinhyoz (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · cs partitura (sheet music) · an musica (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ps موسيقي (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kk музыка (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · io muziko (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · id musik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · jam myuuzik (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ar مُوسِيقَى f or مُوسِيقَا (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ms bunyi-bunyian (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · tk saz (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · da noder (sheet music) · az musiqi (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ce эшар (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · ar طَرَب (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · es música (sheet music) · mk ноти (sheet music) · kw ilow (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · hu kotta (sheet music) · mr संगीत (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · kbd музыкэ (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) · rue музика (sound, organized in time in a melodious way)
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream. Fully displaced Old English sweġl.