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View synonyms for unmusical
unmusical
[ uhn-myoo-zi-kuhl ]
adjective
- not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
- acoustically and aesthetically harsh on the ear; strident; dissonant; cacophonous.
- not fond of or skilled in music.
unmusical
/ ʌnˈmjuːzɪkəl /
adjective
- not musical or harmonious
- not talented in or appreciative of music
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Derived Forms
- unˈmusically, adverb
- unˈmusicalness, noun
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Other Words From
- un·musi·cal·ly adverb
- un·musi·cal·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unmusical1
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Example Sentences
Her hard but not unmusical laugh had given place to a grating cackle, and a leer of affected gaiety had replaced the merry eye.
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If a pair of these birds have a nest they betray the fact to the world by the unmusical clamour they make from sunrise to sunset.
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Harsh and unmusical sounds, produced by the voice, indicate that the throat is in a condition of injurious tension.
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"Five finger drills" and studies in broken scales of the types generally used are also utterly unmusical.
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The old badger invariably uttered a low but not unmusical greeting when she returned to her family at dawn.
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