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View synonyms for unmusical

unmusical

[ uhn-myoo-zi-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
  2. acoustically and aesthetically harsh on the ear; strident; dissonant; cacophonous.
  3. not fond of or skilled in music.


unmusical

/ ʌnˈmjuːzɪkəl /

adjective

  1. not musical or harmonious
  2. not talented in or appreciative of music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈmusically, adverb
  • unˈmusicalness, noun
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Other Words From

  • un·musi·cal·ly adverb
  • un·musi·cal·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unmusical1

First recorded in 1600–10; un- 1 + musical
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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.

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.

Harsh and unmusical sounds, produced by the voice, indicate that the throat is in a condition of injurious tension.

"Five finger drills" and studies in broken scales of the types generally used are also utterly unmusical.

The old badger invariably uttered a low but not unmusical greeting when she returned to her family at dawn.

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