musicality

Rarely mu·si·cal·ness

[myoo-zi-kal-i-tee]

noun

1. the fact or quality of resembling music; melodious or harmonious quality.

   As she read aloud to the students, the varied intonation of the teacher’s voice added musicality to the poem.

2. the fact or quality of creating, performing, or interpreting music in a highly skilled and artistic way.

   The two vocalists have unbelievable technique and musicality—and mesh perfectly with the band.

Other Word Forms

• unmusicality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of musicality¹

musical ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

"I think there's something about artists being more inherently connected to their musicality that audiences really respond to," she says.

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The singer returns to the matrimonial analogies to describe the myriad musicality and collabs of his storied solo career.

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In his work, unsettling synthesizer drones inspired by the Andrei Tarkovsky film “Stalker” might be found next to samples of fast-food advertisements from the ’80s, resulting in pieces whose theoretical bent is balanced by musicality.

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Rarely if ever have I heard a performance so crisp in articulation and lush in musicality.

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With her long, frizzy hair, musicality and earth-mother vibe, Ms. King fit in, though she was comparatively unfree, being “a single mother when most of the women around her were not.”

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Related Words

• chant 
• lyric 
• music 
• refrain 
• theme