Musical

Word MUSICAL
Character 7
Hyphenation mu sic al
Pronunciations /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Musical"

What do we mean by musical?

Of, relating to, or capable of producing music. adjective

Characteristic of or resembling music; melodious. adjective

Set to or accompanied by music. adjective

Devoted to or skilled in music. adjective

A play or movie that contains musical numbers. noun

A musical comedy. noun

A musicale. noun

Of or pertaining to music, in any sense; of the nature of music: as, musical proportion.

Sounding agreeably; affecting the ear pleasurably; conformable to the laws of the science of music; conformable to the principles of the art of music; melodious; harmonious.

Pertaining to the performance or the notation of music.

Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music: as, the child is musical, or has a musical ear.

Amusing; ridiculous.

A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment: same as musicale. noun

Music. noun

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

A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play. noun

Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious adjective

A box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries. adjective

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

A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale.

A play or movie that contains musical numbers. Often broadway shows. Include annoyingly good songs like Oklahoma, which is educational because it teaches us that oklahoma is spelled "O-k-l-a-h-o-m-a" and some other showtunes Urban Dictionary

A play with music and dancing in it. Urban Dictionary

A group of songs looped together to form a story. Whether it is actually coherant or not can be formed in one's own interpretation. Urban Dictionary

Another name for a drama production Urban Dictionary

A bollocks play with singing in it Urban Dictionary

Gay slang for "homosexual". Urban Dictionary

Quickly and repeatedly switching from one thing to another Urban Dictionary

A play that when they feel a song coming on you feel a migrane coming on Urban Dictionary

Shootman it like the sound of stuff Urban Dictionary

Vibrating air. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Musical

The word "musical" in example sentences

Since the time of the Netherlandish contrapuntists, the primary impulse in musical creation has been the _musical_ ideal -- the creation of tonal fancies, novel, inspiring, musical, satisfactory. ❋ Unknown (1874)

No one has ever equalled him in quickness and depth of musical insight and feeling, nor in the constancy with which he bears within himself, in all its fulness, that mysterious power which can be called by no truer name than _musical inspiration_. ❋ James M. Trotter (1867)

At the base of the musical experience seem to be (i) the experience of tones, as opposed to mere pitched sounds, where a tone is heard as being in ˜musical space™, that is, as bearing such relations to other tones as being higher or lower, or of the same kind (at the octave), and (ii) the experience of movement, as when we hear a melody as wandering far afield and then coming to rest where it began. ❋ Kania, Andrew (2007)

It's with considerable pain that I write that statement; for while I love music, and I love theater, I am acutely aware of the stigma of the term "musical theater," of all it has come to connote and the kneejerk reactions the genre tends to elicit. ❋ Dave Malloy (2012)

It's with considerable pain that I write that statement; for while I love music, and I love theater, I am acutely aware of the stigma of the term "musical theater," of ... ❋ Dave Malloy (2012)

After all, the logical progression from a Young Frankenstein musical is a Spaceballs musical, and we really don't think we could stomach that. ❋ Unknown (2006)

That music is a product of civilisation is manifest; for though savages have their dance-chants, these are of a kind scarcely to be dignified by the title musical: at most, they supply but the vaguest rudiment of music, properly so called. ❋ Herbert Spencer (1861)

While his first South Pacific rehearsals were polished, they lacked the expression musical theatre demands. ❋ Damian Fowler (2011)

The choreography Jones created for this musical is a whirlwind of ritual and nightclub dances, formed in West Africa but repeated throughout the world. ❋ Jacqueline Trescott (2010)

The climax of the musical is a whirling dance routine pitting a rugged Dr. Mahathir against the bookish Mr. Anwar, who is now Malaysia's top opposition leader. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ms. Fleming, known for her creamy tone and mass appeal, says she was so struck by his voice and what she calls his musical intelligence that she emailed the Metropolitan Opera to arrange a week-long cram session for him to prepare for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, a major event for young singers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Within a certain restricted length of air-waves lies all of the pleasurable sensation which we call musical tone. ❋ Various (N/A)

Educate the minister musically during his general and professional training, causing him not only to acquire a certain amount of technical musical ability, but attempting also to cultivate in him that intangible something which we call musical taste. ❋ Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1928)

But this leaves unexplained the more subtle and more specific effect which we call the musical expression of the song -- the delight given by its melody, or even by the separate sounds which make up the melody. ❋ Unknown (1898)

The creation of that which we know as musical form seems also to be due to the influence of story upon song. ❋ Unknown (1880)

But if, instead of striking together two stones, we set in vibration the string of a piano-forte or the reed of an organ-pipe, we excite a system of waves, all of equal size, and succeeding one another with perfect regularity, and these breaking on the ear produce by their regular beats what we call a musical note. ❋ Unknown (1880)

An Italian critic, following a division made by Plotinus, has distributed the poets into three classes, which he calls the musical, the amatorial, and the philosophic. ❋ Cary, Henry F (1846)

Peveril is carried to his trial, and is no sooner at liberty, than we find him in the house where the Duke of Buckingham was arranging what he calls a musical mask. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

"I wanted my music to have everything in it, which we call a musical gumbo," says Andrews of his supafunkrock sound. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've been in [countless] [musicals]. My first one was [Oklahoma]! Like you care... ❋ Liz (2004)

Chicago [Footloose] Cats Grease You're A Good Man [Charlie Brown] Cinderella [Beauty and The Beast] ❋ Mum (2003)

[Have you ever] [seen that] musical? ❋ Sara A. (2006)

[into the woods] was a [great] musical ❋ Corie (2004)

this [musicals] really [starting] to do [my head] in ❋ Alkie Chris (2003)

"Is he Musical? If so I would like to [introduce] him to [my pink] [oboe]!" ❋ Dr Pinch (2004)

[Those kids] tell [tales] of musical [jobs] when they never worked in their lives. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2009)

:[fancy] going to see [cats] :[no fuck off] ❋ Gavin (2003)

[frogs]! an [music] an many thing that are [awesome] musical ❋ Thearcangel (2009)

[Air]: *vibrates* Humans: [That's music] to my [ears] 💃💃💃 ❋ AllTheGoodUsernamesAreTaken :( (2020)

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