nonmusical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/ UK /nɒnˈmjuːzɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not relating to or involving music; unmusical

The play was a straight drama, entirely nonmusical.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not relating to or... unmusical tuneless discordant inharmonious

Opposites

musical melodious tuneful

Word family

Related forms musical music

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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