nonmusical
adjective
non·mu·si·cal
ˌnän-ˈmyü-zi-kəl 
: not of, relating to, including, or having the quality of music : not musical
nonmusical activities
a nonmusical performance
a harsh, nonmusical sound
Examples of nonmusical in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The adults who reported seeing a musical theater production fell from about 17 percent to 10 percent; the number for nonmusical plays dropped from about 9 percent to 5 percent.
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Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
But her greatest nonmusical achievement is the innocuous art she’s made of the gape.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
This isn't the first time Sheeran has tried his hand at nonmusical gigs.
—USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
It was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, breaking the record for a nonmusical play—and then lost them all.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
But after the success of his first two albums, Biz Markie’s third would become a part of hip-hop history for nonmusical reasons, which would nonetheless reverberate through the genre: a copyright lawsuit.
—New York Times, 16 July 2021
Still, the nonmusical musical is sure to hit all the right notes.
—oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
Paredes, a rare nonmusical member of the family who was more interested in film, serendipitously crossed paths again with González years later.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
That’s true even in nonmusical plays that have become much more visually abstract in recent years.
—New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
But her greatest nonmusical achievement is the innocuous art she’s made of the gape.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
This isn't the first time Sheeran has tried his hand at nonmusical gigs.
—USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
It was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, breaking the record for a nonmusical play—and then lost them all.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
But after the success of his first two albums, Biz Markie’s third would become a part of hip-hop history for nonmusical reasons, which would nonetheless reverberate through the genre: a copyright lawsuit.
—New York Times, 16 July 2021
Still, the nonmusical musical is sure to hit all the right notes.
—oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
Paredes, a rare nonmusical member of the family who was more interested in film, serendipitously crossed paths again with González years later.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
That’s true even in nonmusical plays that have become much more visually abstract in recent years.
—New York Times, 30 Dec. 2021
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“Nonmusical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmusical. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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