musical

== English == === Alternative forms === musicall (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English musical, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica (“music”) +‎ -ālis (suffix forming adjectives); equivalent to music +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/ Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical (comparative more musical, superlative most musical) Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation. Pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably; having the qualities of music; melodious; harmonious. Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music. Pertaining to a class of games in which players move while music plays, but have to take a fixed position when it stops; by extension, any situation where people repeatedly change positions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === musical (plural musicals) A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting. (probably archaic or obsolete) A meeting or a party for a musical entertainment; a musicale. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: musical ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [mu.ziˈkal] Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical m or f (masculine and feminine plural musicals) musical ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === musical m (plural musicals) musical === Further reading === “musical”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “musical”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “musical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “musical”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Alternative forms === musikal === Etymology === Borrowed from English musical. === Noun === musical c (singular definite musicalen, plural indefinite musicaler or musicals) A musical. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English musical. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmju.zə.kəl/ Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Noun === musical m (plural musicals, diminutive musicalletje n or musicaltje n) musical (stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting) === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “musical”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === musical on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin mūsicālis. By surface analysis, musique +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /my.zi.kal/ Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical (feminine musicale, masculine plural musicaux, feminine plural musicales) (relational) music, musical comédie musicale ― musical comedy oreille musicale ― ear for music scie musicale ― musical saw chaises musicales ― musical chairs melodious (pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably) Near-synonym: mélodieux très musical ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: mizikal → Persian: موزیکال (muzikâl) → Turkish: müzikal === Further reading === “musical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === musclai == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /musiˈkal/ [mu.s̺iˈkɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical m or f (plural musicais) musical; of or pertaining to music Synonym: músico === Further reading === “musical”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “musical”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English musical. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmjuzikɛl] Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === musical (plural musicalek) musical (a show or film which involves singing, dancing and musical numbers) ==== Declension ==== === References === == Interlingua == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [muzikˈal] === Adjective === musical musical (relating to music) ==== Synonyms ==== music == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English musical. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmju.zi.kol/ Rhymes: -uzikol === Noun === musical m (invariable) musical === References === === Anagrams === masculi == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === musical m (definite singular musicalen, indefinite plural musicaler, definite plural musicalene) form removed by a 1982 spelling decision; superseded by musikal == Occitan == === Alternative forms === musicau (Gascony, Provençal) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /myziˈkal/ === Adjective === musical m (feminine singular musicala, masculine plural musicals, feminine plural musicalas) musical (of or relating to music) musical (pleasing to the ear) ==== Derived terms ==== musicalitat ==== Related terms ==== musica === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 463 == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /myziˈkal/ Rhymes: -al === Adjective === musical musical ==== Related terms ==== mùsica == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English musical, from Middle English musical, from Old French, from Medieval Latin mūsicālis, from Latin mūsica + -ālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mjuˈzi.kal/ Rhymes: -ikal Syllabification: mu‧si‧cal === Noun === musical m inan (film, music, theater) musical (stage performance, show or film) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “musical”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “musical”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin mūsicālis. By surface analysis, música +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical m or f (plural musicais) musical (of or relating to music) musical (pleasing to the ear) Synonyms: melodioso, melódico ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === musical m (plural musicais) musical (stage performance, show or film that focuses on singing and dancing) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “musical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “musical”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “musical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From música + -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /musiˈkal/ [mu.siˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mu‧si‧cal === Adjective === musical m or f (masculine and feminine plural musicales) musical ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === musical m (plural musicales) musical ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “musical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025