Definition of musical Musical

/mjuˈzɪkʌl/ - [myuzikul] - mu•si•cal

We found 15 definitions of musical from 5 different sources.

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What does musical mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: musicals

musical - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
  musical comedy, musical theater
  play the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
  picture show, moving picture, moving-picture show, movie, motion picture, motion-picture show, pic, flick, film, picture a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

Adjective

musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"
  nonmusical, unmusical not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
  chanted sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted psalm"
  liquid clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
musical - talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"
  nonmusical, unmusical not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
musical - characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
  melodious, melodic
  unmelodic, unmelodious, unmusical lacking melody
  ariose, songlike having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
  canorous, songful richly melodious
  cantabile, singing smooth and flowing
  mellifluous, mellisonant, dulcet, honeyed, sweet pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • musical (Noun)
    A stage performance , show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.
  • musical (Adjective)
    Of or relating to music.
  • musical (Adjective)
    Gifted or skilled in music.
  • musical (Adjective)
    Pleasing to the ear.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • musical (a.)
    Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
  • musical (n.)
    Music.
  • musical (n.)
    A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • musical
    A stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast.
  • musical
    Of or related to music.

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