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单词 unmusical
释义

unmusical

adjective

un·​mu·​si·​cal ˌən-ˈmyü-zi-kəl How to pronounce unmusical (audio)
: not musical: such as
a
: not musical in nature : harsh, discordant
an unmusical voice
the unmusical call of the bluejay
b
: not gifted in or appreciative of music
Both Dick and Carolyn were married, to unmusical spouses … John Updike
unmusically
ˌən-ˈmyü-zi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce unmusical (audio)
adverb
… a traveller on foot, who walked with a light quick step, and sang as he went—for certain in a very loud voice, but not unmusically. Charles Dickens

Synonyms

  • cacophonous
  • discordant
  • dissonant
  • inharmonious
  • unmelodious
  • unvocal
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success. The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019 Paradoxically, then, the man most involved in the development of the electric guitar was the unmusical Leo Fender. David Kirby, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019 The controversy of Schoenberg’s serialist works—the overwhelming reaction to them as ugly, nightmarish, simply unmusical—shows how firmly tonality had come to condition habits of listening. Paul Grimstad, The New Republic, 21 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

unmusical

adjective

as in shrill
marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds a very unmusical chorus of squawks from the angry ravens

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shrill
  • unmelodious
  • dissonant
  • noisy
  • unpleasant
  • metallic
  • inharmonious
  • cacophonous
  • unpleasing
  • discordant
  • atonal
  • tuneless
  • unvocal
  • strident
  • screeching
  • harsh
  • squeaky
  • disagreeable
  • raucous
  • grating
  • clanging
  • clattering
  • raspy
  • jarring
  • clangorous
  • clashing
  • jangling
  • scratching
  • sonorous
  • blaring
  • jangly
  • off-key
  • dinning
  • uproarious
  • clamorous
  • resounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • musical
  • melodious
  • melodic
  • tuneful
  • harmonious
  • sonorous
  • euphonious
  • resonant
  • mellifluous
  • sweet
  • dulcet
  • mellow
  • rhythmic
  • harmonizing
  • rhythmical
  • pleasant
  • harmonic
  • agreeable
  • lyrical
  • orchestral
  • tonal
  • lyric
  • symphonic
  • appealing
  • polyphonic
  • mellifluent
  • warbling
  • lilting
  • trilling
  • homophonic
  • silent
  • quavering
  • chordal
  • quiet
  • calm
  • noiseless
  • hushed
  • soundless
  • cadenced
  • symphonious
  • still
  • polyphonous
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