nonmusical C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/ UK /nɒnˈmjuːzɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not relating to or involving music; unmusical The play was a straight drama, entirely nonmusical. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not relating to or... unmusicaltunelessdiscordantinharmonious ↔ Opposites musicalmelodioustuneful Word family Related forms musicalmusic Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + musical, from Latin musicalis, from musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse'). non Latin μουσική Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Art & Music Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonmusical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈmjuːzɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. not relating to or involving music; unmusical ## Examples - The play was a straight drama, entirely nonmusical. ## Synonyms - unmusical - tuneless - discordant - inharmonious ## Antonyms - musical - melodious - tuneful ## Related Forms - musical - music ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: μουσική ## Etymology From non- ('not') + musical, from Latin musicalis, from musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse'). ## AI Etymology Nonmusical is from non- ('not') + musical, from Latin musicalis, from musica, from Ancient Greek mousikē (technē) ('art of the Muses'), from Mousa ('Muse'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and μουσική (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not relating to or involving music; unmusical. The wider family includes related words such as musical and music. ## Topics - Art & Music - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown