musicality

[ myoo-zi-kal-i-tee ]

/ ˌmyu zɪˈkæl ɪ ti /

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noun

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.

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.

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Rarely mu·si·cal·ness [myoo-zi-kuhl-nis] /ˈmyu zɪ kəl nɪs/ .

Origin of musicality

musical + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM musicality

un·mu·si·cal·i·ty, noun

Words nearby musicality

musical chairs, musical chairs, play, musical comedy, musicale, musical glasses, musicality, musicalize, musical ride, musical saw, music box, music centre

How to use musicality in a sentence

It took Pearce years to break through in Nashville, but she’s finally getting accolades, as she had four nominations this year and won musical event for her song with Brice.
CMA Awards 2020: Complete list of winners, best and worst moments|Emily Yahr|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Everyone in the family was musical, and several uncles were professional musicians.
Candido Camero, ‘father of modern conga drumming,’ dies at 99|Matt Schudel|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Bree asked her fans to guess what musical legend would be joining her on the song by creating a temporary page where she dropped hints and left coded messages featuring a series of special clues.
Missy Elliot Takes Bree Runway’s ‘ATM’ Single To The Bank|cmurray|November 6, 2020|Essence.com
Kristin Ewing, a student from Nebraska by way of a musical-theater career in New York, gained an interest in health-care policy when she saw how performers were affected by their lack of insurance.
Most popular course ever at Georgetown Law? How to fight for justice.|Susan Svrluga|November 6, 2020|Washington Post

That’s when you can start making things like musical instruments, high-speed photography rigs, or any other weird contraption your imagination can think of.
The $70 Raspberry Pi 400 is a computer crammed into a keyboard|Stan Horaczek|November 4, 2020|Popular-Science
There was a different musicality so there was a different aura around us, which inspires a completely different thing.
Rock Meets Rap|Touré|May 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
From this standpoint it follows that musicality as such is capable of cultivation apart from instrumental performance.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various