antimusical

English

Etymology

Fromanti-+‎musical.

Adjective

antimusical(comparativemoreantimusical,superlativemostantimusical)

1. (music)Opposing or counteringmusic.
   • 2007June 4, Alastair Macaulay, “Wake Up, Princess, the Movies Are Calling”, inNew York Times‎^[1]:

     This does become monstrouslyantimusicalin one scene: when Tchaikovsky’s music, softly depicting the sleeping palace (my favorite passage of this composer’s entire oeuvre, with its beautifully muffled oboe melody suggesting how beauty ripens in sleep like a chrysalis), is turned into an epic battle for the poor passive Prince, conducted between the wicked Cara Boss e, with her ghoulish minions, and the Lilac Fairy, with her elves.

2. (music)Of or pertaining toantimusic.

Translations

opposing or countering music

• Portuguese:antimusical

Portuguese

Etymology

Fromanti-+‎musical.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.mu.ziˈkaw/[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.mu.ziˈkaʊ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˌɐ̃.ti.mu.ziˈkal/[ˌɐ̃.ti.mu.ziˈkaɫ]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˌɐ̃.ti.mu.ziˈkal/[ˌɐ̃.ti.mu.ziˈkaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˌɐ̃.ti.mu.ziˈka.li/

Adjective

antimusicalmorf(pluralantimusicais)

1. (music)antimusical(opposing or countering music)