English Explanatory Dictionary

music

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
  2. Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
  3. An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
  4. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
  5. Electronic signal jamming.
  6. Heated argument.
  7. Fun; amusement.
verb
  1. To seduce or entice with music.
adj
  1. Musical.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

myo͞oʹzĭk /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ En-uk-music.ogg /ˈmju.zɪk/ En-us-music.ogg /ˈmjʉ.zɪk/

Word forms

music musics musick musicke musique musike musicking musicked more music most music

Etymology

From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.

Synonyms

melody vibe

Related words

MusicNovatory

Derived words

absolute music abstract music alternative music ambient music antimusic art music background music ballet music banku music beautiful music biomusic bumper music Caribbean dance music Celtic music chamber music champagne music chart music chin music chipmusic classical music club music cocktail music concrete music country music country-western music coworker music dance music danger music day the music died devil in music director of music disco music doujin music drone music electronic body music electronic dance music electronic music elevator music ethnic music ethnomusic eye music face the music fast food music field music fill music folk music found music functional music furniture music gospel music hate music have Van Gogh's ear for music hillbilly music house music incidental music industrial music intelligent dance music janissary music lift music light music
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