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unmusical
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un·mu·si·cal  (n-myz-kl)
adj.
1. Lacking in musical qualities, such as melody or harmony.
2. Sounding harsh to the ear; dissonant.
3. Not skilled or interested in music.

un·musi·cal·ly adv.

unmusical [ʌnˈmjuːzɪkəl]
adj
1. (Music, other) not musical or harmonious
2. (Music, other) not talented in or appreciative of music
unmusically  adv
unmusicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unmusical - lacking interest in or talent for musicunmusical - lacking interest in or talent for music; "too unmusical to care for concerts"; "it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical"
musical - talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"
2.unmusical - not musical in natureunmusical - not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"
3.unmusical - lacking melodyunmusical - lacking melody                      
Translations
unmusical [ˈʌnˈmjuːzɪkəl] ADJ [sound, rendition] → inarmónico; [person] → poco musical, sin oído para la música
unmusical
adj personunmusikalisch; soundunmelodisch
unmusical [ʌnˈmjuːzɪkl] adj (sound) → disarmonico/a; (person) → che non ha orecchio


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