musical

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musical

pertaining to music: a musical instrument; tuneful; melodious; harmonious; dulcet; lyrical

Not to be confused with:

musicale – a music program forming the main part of a social occasion

mu·si·cal

(myo͞o′zĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or capable of producing music: a musical instrument.

2. Characteristic of or resembling music; melodious: a musical speaking voice.

3. Set to or accompanied by music: a musical revue.

4. Devoted to or skilled in music.

a. A play or movie that contains musical numbers.

b. A musical comedy.

2. Archaic A musicale.

mu′si·cal·ly adv.

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musical

(ˈmjuːzɪkəl)

adj

1. (Music, other) of, relating to, or used in music: a musical instrument.

2. harmonious; melodious: musical laughter.

3. (Music, other) talented in or fond of music

4. (Music, other) involving or set to music: a musical evening.

5. (Theatre) short for musical comedy

6. (Film) short for musical comedy

ˈmusically adv

ˈmusicalness, ˌmusiˈcality n

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mu•si•cal

(ˈmyu zɪ kəl)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or producing music: a musical instrument.

2. of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious.

3. fond of or skilled in music.

4. set to or accompanied by music: a musical entertainment.

5. Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.

[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin mūsicālis]

mu′si•cal•ly, adv.

mu`si•cal′i•ty, n.

music

– musical

1. 'music'

Music is the sound that people make when they sing or play instruments. Music is an uncount noun. You use the singular form of a verb after it.

Their music is uplifting and fun.

You do not call a musical composition a 'music'. You call it a piece of music.

The only pieces of music he knew were the songs in the school's songbook.

2. 'musical' used as an adjective

Musical can be an adjective or a noun. You use it as an adjective to describe things which are connected with the playing or studying of music.

...musical instruments.

...a musical career.

...one of London's most important musical events.

Someone who is musical has a natural ability and interest in music.

He came from a musical family.

However, a student who studies music is called a music student, not a 'musical student'. Someone who teaches music is a music teacher, not a 'musical teacher'. Here is a list of nouns in front of which you use music, not 'musical':

business	critic	department	festival	industry
lesson	library	room	shop	student
teacher	video

3. 'musical' used as a noun

A musical is a play or film that uses singing and sometimes dancing as part of the story.

She appeared in the musical 'Oklahoma'.

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musical

A drama interspersed with numerous songs and dance set-pieces.

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Noun	1.	musical - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing musical comedy, musical theater motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, 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" play - a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
Adj.	1.	musical - characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
	2.	musical - talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family" nonmusical, unmusical - lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical"
	3.	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"
	4.	musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" melodic, melodious

musical

adjective melodious, lyrical, harmonious, melodic, lilting, tuneful, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, euphonic He had a soft, almost musical voice.
harsh, grating, discordant, unmusical, unmelodious

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musical

adjective

1. Characterized by harmony of sound:

consonant, harmonic, harmonious, symphonic, symphonious.

2. Having or producing a pleasing melody:

melodic, melodious, tuneful.

3. Resembling or having the effect of music, especially pleasing music:

dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, melodic, melodious, tuneful.

Translations

فِلْم موسيقيمَسْرَحِيَةٌ مُوسِيقِيَةٌموسيقيمُوسِيقِيٌّمَوهوب في الموسيقى

muzikálhudebnímelodickýmuzikální

musicalmusikalskmusik-melodiøs

Musical musikalisch melodisch

μουσικός μιούζικαλ μουσική μουσικό

muzikema

musical dotado para la música

musikaalimusikaalinensointuvamelodinenmusiikki-

musical musicien comédie musicale

mjuziklglazbeni

musicalmuzikáliszeneizenészenés játék

hljómfagurmúsíkalskursöngleikurtónlistar-

musicale amante della musica musical

ミュージカル音楽の

뮤지컬음악적인

musical muzikaal

musikal musikalsk musikk-musikkfilm musikkspill

komedia muzyczna muzyczny

musical

музыкальный мюзикл

muzikál

glasbenglasbena revijamjuzikl

musikaliskvälljudandemelodiskmusikal

เกี่ยวกับดนตรีละครเพลง

müzikalmüzikle ilgiliahenklimüzikmüzik gibi

nhạc kịchthuộc âm nhạc

音乐的音乐般好听的有音乐才能的音乐剧音乐片

musical

[ˈmjuːzɪkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= relating to music) [career, taste, style, accompaniment, composition] → musical; [talent, ability] → musical, para la música

2. (= musically talented) [person, child] → dotado para la música, con aptitudes musicales
he came from a musical family → venía de una familia de músicos or dotada para la música

3. (= melodious) [laugh, voice] → musical

B. N (Cine, Theat) → musical m

C. CPD musical box N → caja f de música
musical chairs N → juego msing de las sillas, juego msing del stop
to play musical chairs → jugar a las sillas, jugar al stop
musical comedy N (esp US) → comedia f musical
musical director N = music director musical instrument N → instrumento m musical
musical score N (= written music) → partitura f; (= soundtrack) → banda f sonora

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musical

[ˈmjuːzɪk^əl]

adj

[talent, career] → musical(e)

[person] → musicien(ne)
I'm not musical → Je ne suis pas très musicien.

[sound, voice] → musical(e)

(= show) → comédie f musicalemusical box n → boîte f à musiquemusical chairs npl → chaises fpl musicales
to play musical chairs (fig) → faire des permutationsmusical director n → directeur m musical, directrice f musicalemusical instrument n → instrument m de musiquemusical interlude n → intermède m musical
Superb musical interludes were provided by Sinclair → Les superbes intermèdes musicaux sont l'œuvre de Sinclair.music box n → boîte f à musiquemusic centre n (= stereo) → chaîne f (stéréo)music director n (= musical director) → directeur m musical, directrice f musicalemusic festival n → festival m de musiquemusic hall n → music-hall m

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musical

adj

(of music) → musikalisch; musical note → Note f; musical evening → musikalischer Abend, Musikabend m

(= tuneful) → melodisch

(= musically-minded) → musikalisch

n → Musical nt

musical

musical box

n → Spieluhr f → or -dose f

musical chairs

n sing → Reise f → nach Jerusalem; political musical → ein politisches Stühlerücken; Labour and Tories play musical in local government → Labour und die Konservativen wechseln sich in der Kommunalverwaltung ab

musical director

n (esp US) (of orchestra) → Chefdirigent(in) m(f); (of show) → musikalischer Leiter, musikalische Leiterin

musical instrument

n → Musikinstrument nt

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musical

[ˈmjuːzɪk/əl]

1. adj (gen) → musicale
he's very musical (fond of) → è amante della musica (skilled) → è portato per la musica
she comes from a musical family → viene da una famiglia di musicisti

2. n (Cine, Theatre) → musical m inv, commedia musicale

music

(ˈmjuːzik) noun

1. the art of arranging and combining sounds able to be produced by the human voice or by instruments. She prefers classical music to popular music; She is studying music; (also adjective) a music lesson.

2. the written form in which such tones etc are set down. The pianist has forgotten to bring her music.

ˈmusical adjective

1. of or producing music. a musical instrument.

2. like music, especially in being pleasant to hear. a musical voice.

3. (of a person) having a talent for music. Their children are all musical.

noun

a film or play that includes a large amount of singing, dancing etc.

ˈmusically adverb

musician (mjuˈziʃən) noun

1. a person who is skilled in music. The conductor of this orchestra is a fine musician.

2. a person who plays a musical instrument. This show has ten singers, twenty dancers and fifty musicians.

musical

→ مَسْرَحِيَةٌ مُوسِيقِيَةٌ, مُوسِيقِيٌّ hudební, muzikál musical, musikalsk Musical, musikalisch μιούζικαλ, μουσικός musical musiikki-, musikaali comédie musicale, musical glazbeni, mjuzikl musical, musicale ミュージカル, 音楽の 뮤지컬, 음악적인 musical, muzikaal musikal, musikalsk komedia muzyczna, muzyczny musical музыкальный, мюзикл musikal, musikalisk เกี่ยวกับดนตรี, ละครเพลง müzik, müzikal nhạc kịch, thuộc âm nhạc 音乐剧, 音乐的

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