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- pronunciation:
- myu
zih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, relating to, or producing music.
The only musical instrument I play is the piano.She received her musical education in Vienna.He didn't know that The Police was the name of a musical group. |
| definition 2: |
like music rather than noise; having pleasant melodious or harmonious qualities.
Her voice has a musical sound to it.- antonyms:
- discordant, unmusical
- similar words:
- dulcet, euphonic, harmonious, lilting, melodic, melodious, resonant, rhythmic, tuneful
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| definition 3: |
talented in or having a strong interest in music.
Your children are so musical.- antonyms:
- unmusical
- similar words:
- creative, gifted
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| definition 4: |
accompanied by or including music.
musical comedy- similar words:
- choral, instrumental, lyric, operatic, symphonic, vocal
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(adj.)musical
+ noun
ability,
accompaniment,
accomplishment,
adaptation,
appreciation,
aptitude,
background,
celebration,
chair,
characteristic,
comedy,
composition,
concept,
concert,
conductor,
context,
creativity,
culture,
drama,
element,
ensemble,
entertainment,
equivalent,
excellence,
experience,
exploration,
expression,
festival,
form,
genius,
genre,
heritage,
imagination,
improvisation,
influence,
instrument,
intelligence,
interface,
interlude,
involvement,
journey,
knowledge,
learning,
legacy,
literacy,
lyric,
notation,
note,
offering,
orchestra,
performance,
performer,
phrase,
play,
preference,
presentation,
prodigy,
production,
repertoire,
revival,
revue,
rhythm,
score,
selection,
sensitivity,
skill,
sound,
style,
syntax,
talent,
taste,
theater,
theatre,
theme,
thinking,
tone,
tradition,
tribute,
tune,
understanding,
version,
vocabulary,
works
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| derivations: |
musically (adv.), musicality (n.) |
The word musical
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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