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 love their musicality, and the way they pour everything into their performances," says Seungmin.

From BBC

The industry often measures musicality through technical proficiency or traditional modes of listening, which excludes so many ways of knowing and expressing.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have this problem in studying the origins of musicality … Music doesn't fossilize,” said Henkjan Honing, a professor of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam.

From Salon

“That was everything for me because there is such a musicality to that speech,” O’Reilly says.

From Los Angeles Times

In the jazz up and comers of today, the hallmarks of improvisation, musicality, humanity and depth are very much present.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chant 
• lyric 
• music 
• refrain 
• theme