“musick” is a form of
music
UK /ˈmjuːzɪk/ · US /ˈmju.zɪk/ noun, verb, adjective, proper noun
Forms musics musicking musicked musick musicke musique musike
- noun A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood. “I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.”
- noun (figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
- noun An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.
- noun A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- noun (military, slang) Electronic signal jamming.
- noun (US, slang, dated) Heated argument.
- noun (US, slang, dated) Fun; amusement.
- verb (transitive) To seduce or entice with music.
- adjective (rare) Musical.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream. Fully displaced Old English sweġl.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i.e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
- noun The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
Etymology [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. 1. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i.e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear. Note: Not all sounds are tones. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. Music deals with tones, and with no other sounds. See Tone. 2. (a) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones. (b) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones. 3. The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score. 4. Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. The man that hath ni music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak. 5. (Zoöl.) Defn: A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation. Magic music, a game in which a person is guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches success, and slower as he recedes. Tennyson. -- Music box. See Musical box, under Musical. -- Music hall, a place for public musical entertainments. -- Music loft, a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church. -- Music of the spheres, the harmony supposed to be p]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “music”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details