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NONMUSICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonmusical mean?
• NONMUSICAL (adjective)
The adjective NONMUSICAL has 2 senses:
1. lacking interest in or talent for music
2. not musical in nature
Familiarity information: NONMUSICAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking interest in or talent for music
Synonyms:
nonmusical; unmusical
Context example:
it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not musical in nature
Synonyms:
nonmusical; unmusical
Context example:
the unmusical cry of the bluejay
Attribute:
musicality; musicalness (the property of sounding like music)
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