English → Latin
“musical” in Latin
mūsicusof or pertaining to music, musical; of or pertaining to poetry, poeticcalleōto be callous or thickskinned; to be hardened or unfeeling; to be skillful or wise by experience (in), versed (in)abhorreōto abhor, shudder at, recoil or shrink back from; to be averse or disinclined to; to be free from
The English word musical itself goes back to Latin mūsica, through mūsicālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
musical
Relating to music, musicus; aptatus ad usus canendi (e.g., an instrument, organ).
Skilled in music, musicus; musicis eruditus; artis musicae peritus (after Plin.). To be musical, fidibus scire (Terentianus); callere, cognitam habere, artem musicam; intelligere artem canendi (opposed to alienum esse, abhorrere, a musicis, ab arte musica; imperitum, rudem, esse musicorum, musices): a musical ear, sensus artis musicae; judicium rei musicae; elegantia musica (Bau.): to have a musical ear, eleganti, recto, vero artis musicae sensu, judicio valere; or in connection, aures eruditas or teretes habere (opposed to torpere ad sensum sonorum, modorum melicorum; nil videre in re melica; Bau.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for musical?
- The usual Latin words for “musical” are mūsicus, calleō, abhorreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.