musicality

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmjuzɪˈkæləti/ UK /ˌmjuːzɪˈkæləti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
sensitivity to or talent for music; melodious quality

The young pianist played with a musicality far beyond her years.

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Synonyms

1 noun · sensitivity to or talent... melodiousness harmonylyricismtunefulnesseuphony melody

Opposites

cacophonytonelessness

Word family

Related forms music musical musically musician

Etymology

From musical plus -ity, ultimately from Latin musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse').

musica Latin mousikē Ancient Greek

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# musicality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌmjuzɪˈkæləti
**IPA (UK):** ˌmjuːzɪˈkæləti

## Meanings
1. sensitivity to or talent for music; melodious quality

## Examples
- The young pianist played with a musicality far beyond her years.

## Synonyms
- melodiousness
- harmony
- lyricism
- tunefulness
- euphony
- melody

## Antonyms
- cacophony
- tonelessness

## Related Forms
- music
- musical
- musically
- musician

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: musica
- Root: mousikē

## Etymology
From musical plus -ity, ultimately from Latin musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse').

## AI Etymology
Musicality comes from musical plus -ity, ultimately from Latin musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse'). The etymological trail includes Latin musica, Ancient Greek mousikē. The same word family includes music, musical, musically, musician. Its current noun use means "sensitivity to or talent for music; melodious quality".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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