musical

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music

   a musical speaking voice

2. 2
   adj

   talented in or devoted to music

   comes from a very musical family

3. 3
   adj

   characterized by or capable of producing music

   a musical evening

4. 4
   adj

   Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

   musical proportion

5. 5
   adj

   Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious.

   She had a musical voice.

6. 6
   adj

   Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

   having a musical ear

7. 7
   adj

   Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions.

   Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.

8. 8
   noun

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

   It is unthinkable for a straight play to enjoy a life span like those of the blockbuster musicals or to earn such astronomical grosses.

Etymology

From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music + -al.