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musical

/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Musical means: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody.

Synonyms for musical20

noun, as in a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

musical comedy, musical theater

adjective, as in containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

melodious, melodic, ariose, songlike, canorous, songful, cantabile, singing, dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet, lyrical

adjective, as in characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music

chanted, liquid, singable

adjective, as in talented in or devoted to music

philharmonic

Opposites of musical

unmusical

What does musical mean?5

adjective

1

containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody“the melodious song of a meadowlark”

2

characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music“a musical speaking voice”

3

talented in or devoted to music“comes from a very musical family”

4

characterized by or capable of producing music“a musical evening”

noun

1

a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Musical in a sentence

  • If you're a musical genius, be wary of the political implications of your statements.Eccles17
  • Again, it's not a musical, it's an operetta!marcelostockle
  • To be honest, he doesn't have any musical talent.sharris123
  • The documentary examines the creative and commercial value of this practice, called musical sampling.Cangarejo
  • The violin, the piano, and the harp are musical instruments.AlanF_US
  • To put it briefly, he lacks musical ability.CM
  • You can play a musical instrument, can't you?halfb1t
  • Here, you will find all sorts of musical instruments.Deerhound

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of musical

as a noun

plural
musicals