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Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.
John Boyle O'Reilly

Meaning of "unmusical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNMUSICAL

unmusical  [ʌnˈmjuːzɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNMUSICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unmusical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNMUSICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unmusical in the English dictionary

The definition of unmusical in the dictionary is not musical or harmonious. Other definition of unmusical is not talented in or appreciative of music.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNMUSICAL


aerobiological
ˌɛərəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdzɪkəl
antimusical
ˌæntɪˈmjuːzɪkəl
astrophysical
ˌæstrəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
biophysical
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
geophysical
ˌdʒiːəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
hyperphysical
ˌhaɪpəˈfɪzɪkəl
lackadaisical
ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl
metaphysical
ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl
microphysical
ˈmaɪkrəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
musical
ˈmjuːzɪkəl
nonmusical
ˌnɒnˈmjuːzɪkəl
nonphysical
nɒnˈfɪzɪkəl
petrophysical
ˌpɛtrəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
physical
ˈfɪzɪkəl
psychophysical
ˌsaɪkəʊˈfɪzɪkəl
quizzical
ˈkwɪzɪkəl
superphysical
ˌsuːpəˈfɪzɪkəl
ultraphysical
ˌʌltrəˈfɪzɪkəl
unmetaphysical
ʌnˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl
whimsical
ˈwɪmzɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNMUSICAL

unmould
unmount
unmounted
unmourned
unmovable
unmovably
unmoveable
unmoveably
unmoved
unmovedly
unmoving
unmown
unmuffle
unmurmuring
unmurmuringly
unmusically
unmusicalness
unmutilated
unmuzzle
unmyelinated

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNMUSICAL

anticlassical
cataphysical
chemical
classical
commonsensical
dropsical
extramusical
extrinsical
geodesical
intrinsical
jukebox musical
neoclassical
nonclassical
nonsensical
paradisical
phthisical
postclassical
preclassical
semiclassical
unclassical
vesical

Synonyms and antonyms of unmusical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unmusical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNMUSICAL

Find out the translation of unmusical to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unmusical from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unmusical» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非音乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unmusical
570 millions of speakers

English

unmusical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेसुरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير رنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немузыкальна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unmusical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রুতিকটু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu mélodieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak semestinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unmusikalisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳障りな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음악적 소질이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unmusical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không êm tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unmusical
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçimsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antimusicale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niemuzykalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

немузичного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nemuzicale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμουση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muzikaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omusikalisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umusikalsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unmusical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNMUSICAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unmusical

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QUOTES WITH «UNMUSICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unmusical.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNMUSICAL»

Discover the use of unmusical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unmusical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Judaism musical and unmusical
Engaging the work of such figures as Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Charlotte Salomon, Arnaldo Momigliano, Leonard Bernstein, and Daniel Libeskind, Michael Steinberg shows how modern Jews advanced cosmopolitanism and ...
Michael P. Steinberg, 2007
2
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics
For the man remains a man and is such even when he becomes musical, whereas what is not musical or is unmusical does not continue to exist, either simply or combined with the subject. 190a9-13 69. These distinctions drawn, one can ...
Kenneth W. Thomas, Thomas, Aquinas Thomas, 2003
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Physics
For man remains a man and is such even when he becomes musical, whereas what is not musical or is unmusical does not continue to exist, either simply or combined with the subject. These distinctions drawn, one can gather from surveying ...
Aristotle, 2004
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The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle
'Unmusical', by contrast, expresses the privation of the form; and the privation, Aristotle tells us, is merely accidental (190b27). Accordingly, the two sentences (( 4) and (5)) that identify the thing that comes to be musical by way of its privation fail ...
Christopher Shields, 2012
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9
However, what comes to be from an opposite which does not endure is spoken of in both ways, and we say both this comes to be from that and that comes to be this;] for we say both that musical comes to be from unmusical and that unmusical  ...
‎2014
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Philosophical Inquiry: Classic and Contemporary Readings
<something>; even if it is one in number, it is not one in form, since being a man is not the same as being an unmusical thing.(By 'in form'I mean the same as 'in ac - count'.) One thing remains, and one does not remain. The thing that is not ...
Jonathan Eric Adler, Catherine Z. Elgin, 2007
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The Crossroads of Norm and Nature: Essays on Aristotle's ...
While preserving the basic form of ( 1 ) and (2), we can overcome this weakness by invoking the expression 'from', saying that (3) The musical comes to be from the unmusical and that (4) The musical man comes to be from the unmusical ...
May Sim, 1995
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Classics of Western Philosophy, 8th Edition:
Physics not opposite remains, since the man remains; but the 20 not-musical thing, or the unmusical thing, does not remain. Nor does the thing compounded from both (for instance, the unmusical man) remain. We say that something comes to ...
Steven M. Cahn, 2012
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Aristotle: Introductory Readings:
Z0 25 30 35 1 90b not one in form, since being a man is not the same as being an unmusical thing. (By 'in form' I mean the same as 'in account'.) One thing <that comes to be> remains, and one does not remain. The thing that is not opposite ...
Aristotle, Terence Irwin, 1996
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Aristotle's First Principles
We may say 'The unmusical man became musical' (e.g. 190a4-5); and since unmusical man has passed away, there seems to be becoming from what is not — there would be no becoming if the unmusical man remained the whole time.
Terence Irwin, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNMUSICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unmusical is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Cage's 1960 Game Show Performance
In a typically Cageian manner, he announces he will make music out of seemingly unmusical objects. The piece, he explains, is called “Water Walk” “because it ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
Ekmeles program lives up to group's name in Five Boroughs Festival …
“Ekmeles,” in Attic Greek, means “dissonant” or, to be less charitable, “unmusical”—“outside of the song.” Let no one claim that the eponymous vocal group, led ... «New York Classical Review, Jun 15»
3
Ivo Pogorelich review – a wretched, profoundly unmusical affair
The results continued to be as uncomfortable and profoundly unmusical as anything I've heard in a concert hall in many years. Pogorelich gave no hint of why ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
4
Aussie Metal Band Fire Member In The Best Way Possible
... with Pritchard after "numerous warnings" about his unashamed fandom for US outfit Anthrax, "the most unmusical band ever", their hilarious notice of dismissal ... «theMusic, Feb 15»
5
The Reason This Aussie Band Fired Their Guitarist Is Ridiculously …
We would love to say the differences were musical but they were not as they pertained to his interest in the heavy metal band Anthrax, the most unmusical band ... «Tone Deaf, Jan 15»
6
Working in Asia: The real time difference (Premium locked content)
Strangely unmusical, Dirty Dancing follows the famous teen movie but doesn't quite leap to dirty excitement. Dirty Dancing. Critics have had little impact on the ... «ArtsHub, Dec 14»
7
Eddie Redmayne measured sleeping fiancee's finger
He told Vogue magazine: ''I come from a totally unmusical, untheatrical family. ''What I've always loved is variety. There's this wonderful phrase in 'My Week with ... «Contactmusic.com, Oct 14»
8
Eddie Redmayne Takes on a Transformative Role as Stephen …
“I come from a totally unmusical, untheatrical family,” says Redmayne. Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane coat and tie. Dior Homme shirt. Burberry Brit jeans. «Vogue.com, Oct 14»
9
Get On Up Movie Review
In a great scene, saxophonist Maceo Parker (Craig Robinson) challenges Brown's rhythm direction on a new song as being "unmusical." Brown counters with ... «Bigpicturebigsound.com, Aug 14»
10
Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo
At first glance, the choice of words sounds almost unmusical. But then I consider Anna, and her language seems appropriate, almost inevitable. Anna is bigger ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 14»

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