musical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/
Etymology
From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.
Meanings
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Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
musical instruments
musical proportion
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Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.
She had a musical voice.
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Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.
having a musical ear
The child is musical.
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Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.
Among my small circle of college friends, and even more so among the volunteers here, couples are so often changing places, people playing musical lovers.
2014, Tyler McMahon, Kilometer 99: A Novel, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 138:Musical seats upon an airplane is not a game I recommend.
2004, Mike Bright, A Dream Realized: A Collection of Poems by Cowboy Mike Bright, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 341:“Sounds like y'all are playing musical houses. How did you convince your mama to move to Austin?”
2006, Evelyn Palfrey, The Price of Passion, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 441:Parties were splitting, forming, merging, and dissolving in such rapid succession that the game of musical chairs seemed to describe what was going on better than any known theory of political science.
2011, Leonard James Schoppa, The Evolution of Japan's Party System: Politics and Policy in an Era of Institutional Change, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 14:Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.
1962, Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: A Play, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most musical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| musicall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more musical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
minimusical · musical notation · immusical · pseudomusical · dramaticomusical · musicalization · extramusical · multimusical · quasimusical · musical theater · biomusical · musical theatre · musicalness · philomusical · premusical · musical theory · musicalize · ludomusical · musical interval · sociomusical · musical sawist · musical statues · musical time · musical saw · nonmusical · amusical · musical chairs · theory of musical equilibration · dramatico-musical · musical box · musical bow · musicalise · unmusical · pyromusical · musical comedy · musical glasses · electromusical · musical ear syndrome · antimusical · ethnomusical · musical film · musical instrument · musical scale
Relateds
music · musically · musicality
Translations (119)
my ဂီတ (of or relating to music) · sv musikbegåvad (gifted or skilled in music) · la mūsicus (of or relating to music) · it musicale (of or relating to music) · bg мелоди́чен (pleasing to the ear) · vi âm nhạc (of or relating to music) · oc musical (of or relating to music) · uz musiqali (of or relating to music) · pt musicista (gifted or skilled in music) · ko 음악의 (of or relating to music) · ka მელოდიური (pleasing to the ear) · ka კეთილხმოვანი (pleasing to the ear) · ru музыка́льный (gifted or skilled in music) · hsb hudźbny (of or relating to music) · fr musicienne (gifted or skilled in music) · uz musiqiy (of or relating to music) · ca musical (of or relating to music) · lv muzikāls (of or relating to music) · fi melodinen (pleasing to the ear) · ky музыка (of or relating to music) · pt melódico (pleasing to the ear) · ka სამუსიკო (of or relating to music) · af musikaal (of or relating to music) · sv musikalisk (gifted or skilled in music) · de Musik- (of or relating to music) · pt musical (of or relating to music) · ko 음악적 (gifted or skilled in music) · grc μουσικός (gifted or skilled in music) · th ดนตรี (of or relating to music) · pl muzyczny (of or relating to music) · be мелады́чны (pleasing to the ear) · hu zenei (of or relating to music) · ky музыкалуу (of or relating to music) · af musikaal (pleasing to the ear) · ka მუსიკალური (of or relating to music) · ro muzical (gifted or skilled in music) · eo muzikema (gifted or skilled in music) · cy cerddorol (of or relating to music) · fr musical (of or relating to music) · fr musicien (gifted or skilled in music) · nl muzikaal (of or relating to music) · lt muzikinis (of or relating to music) · ka მუსიკალური (gifted or skilled in music) · de musikalisch (of or relating to music) · ru мелоди́чный (pleasing to the ear) · uk мелоді́йний (pleasing to the ear) · ms muzik (of or relating to music) · bg музика́лен (of or relating to music) · sl muzikálen (of or relating to music) · hy երաժշտական (of or relating to music) · ja ミュージカルの (of or relating to music) · cy miwsigol (of or relating to music) · az musiqi (of or relating to music) · mk музика́лен (of or relating to music) · lo ເພງ (of or relating to music) · pt musical (pleasing to the ear) · cmn 音樂的 /音乐的 (of or relating to music) · ro melodios (pleasing to the ear) · af musikaal (gifted or skilled in music) · hsb muzikalny (gifted or skilled in music) · eo muzika (of or relating to music) · uk мелоди́чний (pleasing to the ear) · pt melodioso (pleasing to the ear) · sv melodisk (pleasing to the ear) · eo orelplaĉa (pleasing to the ear) · et muusika- (of or relating to music) · eo melodia (pleasing to the ear) · lv mūzikas (of or relating to music) · ru музыка́льный (of or relating to music) · nb musikk- (of or relating to music) · la canōrus (pleasing to the ear) · grc μουσικός (of or relating to music) · ja 音楽的な (gifted or skilled in music) · gl músico (of or relating to music) · sh mȕzikālan (of or relating to music) · fi musiikillinen (of or relating to music) · nl muziek- (of or relating to music) · cs hudební (of or relating to music) · sq muzikor (of or relating to music) · ro muzical (pleasing to the ear) · fi musiikki- (of or relating to music) · el μουσικός (gifted or skilled in music) · sk hudobný (of or relating to music) · grc εὔφωνος (pleasing to the ear) · da musik- (of or relating to music) · ky музыкалык (of or relating to music) · el μουσικός (of or relating to music) · bg музика́лен (gifted or skilled in music) · sl glasben (of or relating to music) · ms muzikal (of or relating to music) · es musical (of or relating to music) · ro muzical (of or relating to music) · sv musik- (of or relating to music) · ja 音楽の (of or relating to music) · fi sointuva (pleasing to the ear) · ar مُوسِيقِيّ (of or relating to music) · sh гла̀збен (of or relating to music) · de musikalisch (gifted or skilled in music) · fi musikaalinen (gifted or skilled in music) · sh glàzben (of or relating to music) · eo belsona (pleasing to the ear) · sv välljudande (pleasing to the ear) · ro armonios (pleasing to the ear) · lo ດົນຕີ (of or relating to music) · fa موسیقایی (of or relating to music) · mt mużikali (of or relating to music) · kk музыкалық (of or relating to music) · la mūsicālis (of or relating to music) · sh му̏зика̄лан (of or relating to music) · tg мусиқӣ (of or relating to music) · uk музи́чний (of or relating to music) · hsb muzikaliski (gifted or skilled in music) · el μουσικός (pleasing to the ear) · ml സംഗീത (of or relating to music) · ga ceolmhar (of or relating to music) · be музы́чны (of or relating to music) · kk музыка (of or relating to music) · km ភ្លេង (of or relating to music) · km តន្ត្រី (of or relating to music)