Word Meanings - MUSICAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music,

Additional info about word: MUSICAL

Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. -- Musical fish , any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc. -- Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MUSICAL)

• Euphonious
• Musical
• mellifluous
• silvery
• sweet-toned
• Harmonious
• Congruous
• accordant
• proportioned
• uniform
• melodious
• musical
• dulcet
• tuneful
• consistent
• peaceful
• agreeable
• amicable
• friendly
• concordant
• Resonant
• Resounding
• sonorous
• metallic
• vibratory
• acoustic
• shrill
• loud
• sharp
• vocal
• ringing
• Sweet
• Saccharine
• luscious
• fragrant
• harmonious
• beautiful
• lovely
• wholesome
• pleasing
• pure
• mild
• winning
• fresh
• gentle
• amiable

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• SWEETLY
  In a sweet manner.
• SWEETISH
  Somewhat sweet. -- Sweet"ish*ness, n.
• BEAUTIFUL
  Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
• RESOUND
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• SWEETING
  1. A sweet apple. Ascham. 2. A darling; -- a word of endearment. Shak.
• SWEETHEART
  A lover of mistress.
• SHARPLY
  In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon.
• WINNOW
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• PROPORTIONATE
  Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
• UNIFORMISM
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• METALLIC
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• SHARPER
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• FRESHNESS
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• CONSISTENTLY
  In a consistent manner.
• AMIABLENESS
  The quality of being amiable; amiability.
• FRESHET
  1. A stream of fresh water. Milton. 2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.
• SHRILL-TONGUED
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  Going or traveling in the night. Gay.
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