English Explanatory Dictionary

amusia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The inability to comprehend or respond to music.

Word forms

amusia amusias

Etymology

From Late Latin amusia, from Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía, “without harmony”), from ἄμουσος (ámousos, “without song”). The Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and the goddesses of arts and sciences.

Derived words

amusic
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