# musical

Pronunciation: say "MYOO-zi-kuhl" /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
   - Simple: Having to do with music, or with playing or writing it.
   - _He has a wide range of musical interests, from jazz to opera._
   - _The festival celebrates musical traditions from around the world._
3. Pleasing to the ear; melodious and harmonious, with the agreeable qualities of music.
   - Simple: Pleasant and smooth to listen to, like a nice tune.
   - _The poet's lines have a musical flow when read aloud._
   - _His deep, musical voice carried easily to the back of the hall._
4. Fond of music, discerning about it, or gifted and skilled in it.
   - Simple: Loving music, or being good at it.
   - _He's remarkably musical, able to play almost any tune by ear._
   - _A musical child often hums along before learning to speak._
5. Describing a class of games in which players move while music plays and must take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation in which people repeatedly swap positions.
   - Simple: Used for games where players move while music plays and grab a spot when it stops.
   - _Each child scrambled for a seat in the noisy round of musical chairs._
   - _After three resignations, the department turned into a game of musical chairs._

## Noun

2. A stage show or film involving singing, dancing, and musical numbers performed by the cast, in addition to acting.
   - Simple: A play or movie that tells a story through singing and dancing as well as acting.
   - _The new Broadway musical sold out within hours of opening night._
   - _She wrote the songs for a musical based on a famous novel._
6. A social gathering or party at which music is performed for the guests; a musicale.
   - Simple: A party or gathering held to enjoy music together.
   - _The countess hosted a musical, with a soprano and a string quartet performing for her guests._
   - _After dinner the family attended a musical given by their neighbors._

## Origin

This comes from Middle English "musical," borrowed through Old French from Medieval Latin "mūsicālis," which was built from Latin "mūsica" ("music") plus the adjective-forming suffix "-ālis": equivalent to "music" plus "-al."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/musical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).