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musical
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mu·si·cal  (myz-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or capable of producing music: a musical instrument.
2. Characteristic of or resembling music; melodious: a musical speaking voice.
3. Set to or accompanied by music: a musical revue.
4. Devoted to or skilled in music.
n.
1.
a. A play or movie that contains musical numbers.
b. A musical comedy.
2. Archaic A musicale.

musi·cal·ly adv.

musical [ˈmjuːzɪkəl]
adj
1. (Music, other) of, relating to, or used in music a musical instrument
2. harmonious; melodious musical laughter
3. (Music, other) talented in or fond of music
4. (Music, other) involving or set to music a musical evening
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) (Performing Arts) short for musical comedy
musically  adv
musicalness , musicality n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.musicalmusical - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
play - a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
Adj.1.musical - characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"
2.musical - talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"
nonmusical, unmusical - lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical"
3.musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"
nonmusical, unmusical - not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
4.musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

musical
adjective melodious, lyrical, harmonious, melodic, lilting, tuneful, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, euphonic He had a soft, almost musical voice.
harsh, grating, discordant, unmusical, unmelodious
Translations
musical [ˈmjuːzɪkəl]
A. ADJ
1. (= relating to music) [career, taste, style, accompaniment, composition] → musical; [talent, ability] → musical, para la música
2. (= musically talented) [person, child] → dotado para la música, con aptitudes musicales
he came from a musical familyvenía de una familia de músicos or dotada para la música
3. (= melodious) [laugh, voice] → musical
B. N (Cine, Theat) → musical m
C. CPD musical box Ncaja f de música
musical chairs Njuego msing de las sillas, juego msing del stop
to play musical chairsjugar a las sillas, jugar al stop
musical comedy N (esp US) → comedia f musical
musical director N = music director musical instrument Ninstrumento m musical
musical score N (= written music) → partitura f; (= soundtrack) → banda f sonora

musical [ˈmjuːzɪkəl]
adj
[talent, career] → musical(e)
[person] → musicien(ne)
I'm not musical → Je ne suis pas très musicien.
[sound, voice] → musical(e)
n
(= show) → comédie f musicale
musical box nboîte f à musique
musical chairs nplchaises fpl musicales
to play musical chairs (fig)faire des permutations
musical director ndirecteur m musical, directrice f musicale
musical instrument ninstrument m de musique
musical interlude nintermède m musical
Superb musical interludes were provided by Sinclair → Les superbes intermèdes musicaux sont l'œuvre de Sinclair.
music box nboîte f à musique
music centre n (= stereo) → chaîne f (stéréo)
music director n (= musical director) → directeur m musical, directrice f musicale
music festival nfestival m de musique
music hall nmusic-hall m

musical
adj
(of music)musikalisch; musical noteNote f; musical eveningmusikalischer Abend, Musikabend m
(= tuneful)melodisch
(= musically-minded)musikalisch
nMusical nt

musical:
musical box
nSpieluhr for -dose f
musical chairs
n singReise fnach Jerusalem; political musicalein politisches Stühlerücken; Labour and Tories play musical in local governmentLabour und die Konservativen wechseln sich in der Kommunalverwaltung ab
musical director
n (esp US) (of orchestra)Chefdirigent(in) m(f); (of show)musikalischer Leiter, musikalische Leiterin
musical instrument

musical [ˈmjuːzɪkl]
1. adj (gen) → musicale
he's very musical (fond of) → è amante della musica (skilled) → è portato per la musica
she comes from a musical family → viene da una famiglia di musicisti
2. n (Cine, Theatre) → musical m inv, commedia musicale

musical [ˈmjuːzɪkl]
1. adj (gen) → musicale
he's very musical (fond of) → è amante della musica (skilled) → è portato per la musica
she comes from a musical family → viene da una famiglia di musicisti
2. n (Cine, Theatre) → musical m inv, commedia musicale

musical مسرحية موسيقية, موسيقي hudební, muzikál musical, musikalsk Musical, musikalisch μιούζικαλ, μουσικός musical musiikki-, musikaali comédie musicale, musical mjuzikl, muzikalan musical, musicale ミュージカル, 音楽の 뮤지컬, 음악적인 musical, muzikaal musikal, musikalsk komedia muzyczna, muzyczny musical музыкальный, мюзикл> musikal, musikalisk เกี่ยวกับดนตรี, ละครเพลง müzik, müzikal ca kịch, thuộc âm nhạc 音乐剧, 音乐的


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