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Definitions for: Musical
[n] a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
[adj] containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
[adj] characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"
[adj] talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"
[adj] characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
Webster (1913) Definition: Mu"sic*al, a. [Cf. F. musical.]
Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or
the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;
harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical
instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing
apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
automatically.
Musical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under
water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and
arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical
notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.
Mu"sic*al, n.
1. Music. [Obs.]
To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser.
2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading
feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]
Synonyms: ariose, canorous, cantabile, chanted, dulcet, honeyed, liquid, lyrical, mellifluous, mellisonant, melodic, melodious, musical comedy, musical theater, philharmonic, singable, singing, songful, songlike, sweet
Antonyms: dissonant, nonmusical, unmelodic, unmelodious, unmusical
See Also: music, play
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