musical
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
musical comedy, musical theater
• Hypernyms:
play, movie, film, picture, moving picture,
moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
1. characterized by or capable of producing music (Freq. 21)
- a musical evening
- musical instruments
• Pertains to noun:
music
• Derivationally related forms:
musicalness
2. talented in or devoted to music (Freq. 2)
- comes from a very musical family
• Ant:
unmusical
• Similar to:
philharmonic
• Derivationally related forms:
music
3. characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
- a musical speaking voice
- a musical comedy
• Ant:
unmusical
• Similar to:
chanted, liquid, singable
• Derivationally related forms:
music, musicality, musicalness
• Attrubites:
musicality, musicalness
4. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
- the melodious song of a meadowlark
• Syn:
melodious, melodic
• Ant:
unmelodious (for: melodious)
• Similar to:
ariose, songlike, canorous, songful, cantabile,
cantabile, dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant,
sweet, lyrical
• Derivationally related forms:
music, musicality, musicalness, melody (for: melodious), melodiousness (for: melodious)
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