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Musical Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Musical? [n] a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing [adj] containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [adj] characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" [adj] talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family" [adj] characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Musical: ariose \| canorous \| cantabile \| chanted \| dulcet \| honeyed \| liquid \| lyrical \| mellifluous \| mellisonant \| melodic \| melodious \| musical comedy \| musical theater \| philharmonic \| singable \| singing \| songful \| songlike \| sweet Related Terms \| Find terms related to Musical: achingly sweet \| agreeable \| agreeable-sounding \| appealing \| ariose \| arioso \| arlequinade \| ballad opera \| ballet \| ballet divertissement \| black comedy \| blending \| broad comedy \| Broadway musical \| burlesque \| burletta \| camp \| canorous \| cantabile \| catchy \| chiming \| chorus show \| comedie bouffe \| comedie larmoyante \| comedie rosse \| comedietta \| comedy \| comedy ballet \| comedy of humors \| comedy of ideas \| comedy of intrigue \| comedy of manners \| comedy of situation \| comedy relief \| comic muse \| comic opera \| comic relief \| consonant \| dance drama \| dark comedy \| domestic comedy \| dulcet \| euphonic \| euphonious \| euphonous \| exode \| farce \| farce comedy \| fine-toned \| genteel comedy \| golden \| golden-tongued \| golden-voiced \| grand opera \| harlequinade \| harmonic \| harmonious \| high camp \| honeyed \| light comedy \| light opera \| low camp \| low comedy \| lyric drama \| lyrical \| melic \| mellifluent \| mellifluous \| mellisonant \| mellow \| melodic \| melodious \| mime \| minstrel \| minstrel show \| music drama \| musical comedy \| musical stage \| musical theater \| musically inclined \| music-flowing \| musicianly \| music-like \| music-loving \| musicophile \| opera \| opera ballet \| opera bouffe \| opera buffa \| operetta \| philharmonic \| pleasant \| pleasant-sounding \| raw comedy \| realistic comedy \| rich \| romantic comedy \| satyr play \| sentimental comedy \| silver-toned \| silver-tongued \| silver-voiced \| silvery \| singable \| Singspiel \| situation comedy \| slapstick \| slapstick comedy \| song-and-dance act \| songful \| songlike \| song-play \| sonorous \| sweet \| sweet-flowing \| sweet-sounding \| symphonic \| symphonious \| Thalia \| tragicomedy \| tunable \| tuned \| tuneful \| virtuose \| virtuosic \| virtuoso See Also \| music \| play Musical In Webster's Dictionary \Mu"sical\, a. [Cf. F. musical.] 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}, or {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. {Musical fish} (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc. {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. {Harmonica}, 1. \Mu"sical\, n. 1. Music. [Obs.] To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser. 2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]

Musical Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Musical?

[n] a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
[adj] containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
[adj] characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"
[adj] talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"
[adj] characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

See Also | music | play

Musical In Webster's Dictionary

\Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]
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}, or {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing
   apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
   automatically.

{Musical fish} (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under
   water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.

{Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and
   arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical
   notes. CF. {Harmonica}, 1.


\Mu"sic*al\, n.
1. Music. [Obs.]

         To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser.

2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading
   feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]

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