amusia
noun
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
amusic
-
a word derived from
amusia.
Example Sentences
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To the rest of the world, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph couldn't sound more different; to an amusic individual, both are just sound.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
If an experiment is performed where an amusic person is expected to distinguish between two slightly different pieces of music, they will fail.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
But typical and amusic brains show similar electrical responses to out-of-scale notes.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 11, 2022
These amusic individuals “are singing in a way that adheres to a tonal system, even if they’re having difficulty perceiving that,” Weiss says.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 11, 2022
Despite appearances, Florence Foster Jenkins probably wasn’t amusic: She was talented enough to have been a piano prodigy in her childhood, known as “Little Miss Foster,” and invited to perform at the White House.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2016
