musicnessn.
/ˈmjuːzᵻknᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmjuzɪknᵻs/ rare.
= musicalness n.
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musicality1839
1633 T. Nabbes Totenham Court iii. iii Iam. Shall we dance, gentlemen? Musicknesse, and let activenesse freeze! Shall I use you sweet Mistris? Wife. Kindly sir, or I am waspish.
1993 New Republic (Nexis) 7 June 26 Music..is the film's contradictory ambience... This ‘musicness’ is so prevalent that the film takes on some of the texture of Corneau's Tous les Matins du Monde and Rivette's La Belle Noiseuse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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