Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄμουσος (ámousos)
- Ancient Greekἀμουσία (amousía)
- Late Latinamusia
- Englishamusia
From Late Latin amusia, from Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía, “without harmony”), from ἄμουσος (ámousos, “without song”). The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and the goddesses of arts and sciences.
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Chinese Mandarin 樂盲 /乐盲
- 樂盲 /乐盲 (lèmáng)the inability to comprehend or respond to music
Danish amusi
- amusithe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Finnish amusia
- amusiathe inability to comprehend or respond to music
French amusie
- amusiethe inability to comprehend or respond to music
German Amusie
- Amusiethe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Greek αμουσία
- αμουσία (amousía)the inability to comprehend or respond to music
Indonesian amusia
- amusiathe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Japanese 音痴
- 音痴 (onchi)the inability to comprehend or respond to music
Norwegian Bokmål amusi
- amusithe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Polish amuzja
- amuzjathe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Portuguese amusia
- amusiathe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Russian амузи́я
- амузи́я (amuzíja)the inability to comprehend or respond to music
Slovak amúzia
- amúziathe inability to comprehend or respond to music
Cite this entry
APA
amusia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusia
MLA
“amusia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amusia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusia.
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