Music definition
Music is a noun meaning "an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner." It has 5 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
Music as a noun
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
"he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
Same sense: euphony
musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
"his music was his central interest"
(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
punishment for one's actions
"you have to face the music"
Same sense: medicine
Synonyms and antonyms
- euphony
- medicine
How to say music
Music has 2 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
MUSIC in word games
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Anagrams
- 0
Is MUSIC a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MUSIC in the word checker, or unscramble MUSIC to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.