Meanings
adjectiveunmusical (comparative more unmusical, superlative most unmusical)
comparative more unmusical · superlative most unmusical
- Not musical: lacking in musical ability.
- Not musical: unmelodic.
The harp itself was a huge gourd, and a most unmusical "shell" it proved to be.
1870, The African Repository and Colonial Journal, volume 46, page 2311 more example
'Quite like old times,' said the woman with an unmusical laugh as she threw off her cloak—there was little indication of the sorrowing widow now […]
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking melody
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishmusical
- Englishunmusical
Translations
Ancient Greek ἄνομος
- ἄνομος (ánomos)not musical
Danish umusikalsk
- umusikalsknot musical
Finnish epämusikaalinen
- epämusikaalinennot musical
Greek άμουσος
- άμουσος (ámousos)not musical
Norwegian Bokmål umusikalsk
- umusikalsknot musical
Swedish omusikalisk
- omusikalisknot musical
Cite this entry
APA
unmusical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmusical
MLA
“unmusical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmusical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmusical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmusical.
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