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musicality

musicality

5 5.5
A strong sense of music and rhythm that makes speech or movement pleasant
  • noun
  • /ˌmjuːzɪˈkælɪti/
translation icon : musicalidad
  • A rich musical environment fosters musicality, which is encouraged by the community's expectation that all members be musical.
  • higher pitch
  • rhythm, tempo, and musicality
  • develop musicality

It's just that there's a certain musicality to it or I don't know.

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Examples

  • A clear, consistent approach to teaching rhythm and meter can improve students' musicality.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Children expressed their innate musicality across all settings.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Because if there ever was a volume that has musicality in it in many different ways, it's this.

  • There is a... musicality to the rhythm.

  • We can provide the tools and inspiration to allow them to explore their musicality.

    Academic text (2013)
  • You have a certain innate sense of the musicality of language.

  • When students repeat the phrase on their instruments, they are likely to show greater musicality.

    Academic text (1999)
  • As their teacher, I knew I had to find ways to foster their musicality and develop their personal musicianship.

    Academic text (2007)
  • String students can develop strong rhythmic abilities while they develop their playing technique and musicality.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Her musicality shone through as she effortlessly played the piano and sang along.

Synonyms

musicianship
vsmusicality
5 6.3

Skill and care in playing or singing music

is less about technical skill and more about general musical quality and sense
lyricism
vsmusicality
  • Literature
4 7.5

A quality of writing or music that sounds like singing and shows strong feeling

stresses general musical quality and sense of rhythm instead of emotion alone
ear for music
vsmusicality
1 3.9

A natural ability to recognize and enjoy music

adds audible and expressive qualities beyond mere ability to recognise music
musicalness
vsmusicality
6.5

A quality that makes a voice or sound like music

is broader, adding sense of rhythm and expressive character
melodiousness
vsmusicality
5.9

A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy

includes that pleasant melody but also sense of rhythm and style
tunefulness
vsmusicality
4.6

A pleasant musical sound or melody

covers tune quality plus broader rhythmic and expressive sense
euphonia
vsmusicality
9.6

A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear

emphasises overall musical feeling rather than only pleasant sound
songfulness
vsmusicality
  • Literature
8.1

A pleasant sound that makes music easy to sing

is wider, applying to sound, character, and sense of rhythm
lyricality
vsmusicality
  • Literature
9.1

A quality that makes words or music sound like a song

focuses more generally on sound and rhythmic sensitivity rather than singing only
musical perception
vsmusicality
  • Specialized
5.3

The ability to hear and understand musical sounds like pitch and rhythm

is more about overall musical character and rhythmic feeling than pure ability

How Musical

virtuosity
6 8.6
musicianship
5 6.3
musicality
5 5.5

Surface Forms

musicality singular
musicalities plural

Morphology

musicality = musical (transparent) = music + al + ity

The noun is regularly formed from the adjective 'musical' (music + -al) with the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly the quality of being musical.

Etymology

The word musicality comes from music and the parts -al and -ity, which together mean 'the quality of being like music'. So, think of musical or musician: musicality is the quality that makes a sound, speech, or movement feel musical, with a good sense of rhythm and a pleasant sound.