Definitions for musical
ˈmyu zɪ kəlmu·si·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. musical, musical comedy, musical theateradjective

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

2. musicaladjective

   characterized by or capable of producing music

   "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

3. musicaladjective

   talented in or devoted to music

   "comes from a very musical family"

4. musicaladjective

   characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music

   "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"

5. melodious, melodic, musicaladjective

   containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

   "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Musicalnoun

   A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. musicalnoun

   a stage performance, show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

2. musicaladjective

   Of or relating to music.

3. musicaladjective

   Gifted or skilled in music.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musicaladjective

   Etymology: musical, Fr. from musick.

   1. Harmonious; melodious; sweet sounding.

   The merry birds
   Chanted above their chearful harmony,
   And made emongst themselves a sweet consort,
   That quicken’d the dull sp’rit with musical comfort F. Qu.

   Sweet bird that shunn’st the noise of folly,
   Most musical, most melancholly;
   Thee chauntress oft the wood among,
   I woo to hear thy even-song. John Milton.

   Neither is it enough to give his author’s sense, in poetical expressions and in musical numbers. Dryden.

   2. Belonging to musick.

   Several musical instruments are to be seen in the hands of Apollo’s muses, which might give great light to the dispute between the ancient and modern music. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musical

   Musical is the adjective of music.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musicaladjective

   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

2. Musicalnoun

   music

3. Musicalnoun

   a social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. musical.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musical

   The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers". The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of lavish background scenery and locations that would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater; performers often treat their song and dance numbers as if there is a live audience watching. In a sense, the viewer becomes the deictic audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. musical

   The ability to create, dance, hear and move to music.

   They had musical moments dancing together in each others arms.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'musical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3318

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'musical' in Adjectives Frequency: #460

How to pronounce musical?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say musical in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of musical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of musical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of musical in a Sentence

1. Jessica Koravos:

   We are very tied to social distancing measures. As long as they are still in place, a mainstream return to theatre and musical theatre in particular looks pretty impossible.

2. Andrea Baccarelli:

   I have likened this to a musical score, where the DNA is the score itself, you can imagine how the performers, in advance of the premier, might add marks to the score. They don’t modify the score, but they modify the way the score is executed.

3. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek:

   I have seen so many silly apps where the kid isn't accomplishing anything meaningful, but there are some options where children can become musical composers, artists and designers and write your own narrative. How wonderful is it to let them be creative and explorers ? It's meaningful to kids because it lets them have their own voice.

4. Saloote CEO:

   In a couple of years I want this to be the biggest library for new musicians, for new artists, i want this to be the IMDB (referring to the popular film site) for a new musician. Look, a couple of years ago, a big artist like Justin Bieber got his start posting covers on YouTube. This is the future, this is how people develop talent. The goal is for this to be a musical community.

5. Astrid Centner-d'Oultremont:

   What's very interesting about that portrait is the musical score. It's actually only known from that portrait, so some musicologists have said it could be the work of Mozart himself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=musical
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=musical
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Musical
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=musical
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=musical