musical 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmyü-zi-kəl How to pronounce musical (audio)
Definition of musicalnext
1
as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music the musical sounds of the babbling brook

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2
as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes the song of the skylark has been celebrated for being especially musical

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musical

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noun

as in comedy

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Recent Examples of musical
Adjective
Bill Nighy and Sienna Miller attend the after party for the musical Midnight at the Never Get at The Menier Chocolate Factory in London on July 20. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The musical is improvised based on your suggestions, creating hilarious lyrics, melodies and pure entertainment. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Noun
The Lyric Theater, which was built in the 1920s as a silent movie house, regularly hosts plays, musicals, and performances from big-name talent in its grand, 500-seat theater. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 The Tuacahn Center for the Arts produces concerts, plays, and Broadway musicals. — Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musical
  1. melodic
  2. symphonic
  3. comedy
  4. lyrical
  5. melodrama
  6. lyric
  7. tragicomedy
  8. musical comedy
Adjective
  • Back when Pitchfork could make or break bands, the website championed the London outfit, propelling the unlikely quintet from dorky purveyors of melodic dance songs to champions of the painfully cool.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The double bass became both the heartbeat and the guide of jazz, supporting the ensemble while adding its own rhythmic and melodic voice.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
Definition of melodic
Adjective
  • Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Running through July 25 in various locales across town and famously covering myriad genres — jazz, big band, folk, bluegrass, pop, piano, chamber music, opera and symphonic — this year’s programming focuses on Beethoven.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of symphonic
Noun
  • Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The Hawk, the Will Ferrell golf comedy, only got a couple of days on top of Netflix’s top 10 list.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of comedy
Adjective
  • For someone who performs in a mask and had often relied on metaphor to guide his lyrical decisions, his connection with his fans is unusually close.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of lyrical
Noun
  • The week of melodrama followed a familiar pattern for Zelensky – reminiscent of a crisis a year ago over the fate of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • But even within the movie’s powerful melodrama sits a secondary tale of fascistic process, one that speaks truth to power through implication and whisper.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of melodrama
Adjective
  • Watch a lyric video, assembled from Super 8 footage of Prine on a family vacation in the early 1970s, below.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • On July 13, Grande all but confirmed their reconciliation in her lyric change.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of lyric
Noun
  • That’s what appears to be the case with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, who first met in 1992 on the set of romantic tragicomedy Jamón Jamón.
    — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026
  • As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of tragicomedy
Noun
  • The claim and counterclaim are among serious allegations – including of smear campaigns and embezzlement – aired in multiple court cases now swirling around the production of the Australian musical comedy.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • When not excavating and eating Rosenthal’s bread and cheese, the men rehearse for a musical comedy performance featuring a chorus line of men in drag.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of musical comedy

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