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Musical

Musical Meaning & Definition
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"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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