Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimusic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-timu-sic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.

Uncountable

adj

Opposing music.

Example Sentences

"[…] the current vogue, on the internet, for creating “black midi” files using software to create musical performances with literally millions of notes being played […] is unlikely to appeal to the general listener and we should probably consider it a deviant case of anti-music made for frivolous purposes rather than any kind of polemic."
"In other words, the lack of musical ritual in Canada cannot be understood as yet another case of Muslim antimusic sentiment."

Etymology

From anti- + music.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

antimusics (plural)

Questions

What does antimusic mean?: Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.
Where does antimusic come from?: From anti- + music.

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