nonmusical
adjective
non·mu·si·cal
ˌnän-ˈmyü-zi-kəl 
: not of, relating to, including, or having the quality of music : not musical
nonmusical activities
a nonmusical performance
a harsh, nonmusical sound
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Tickets for the show have run as high as $921 for orchestra seats, breaking box office records and grossing $2.8 million, the most for any nonmusical in a single week on Broadway, according to The New York Times.
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Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And whatever time that isn’t occupied by her family and nonmusical interests — such as her cannabis strain collaboration with brand Cookies called That Badu — goes toward keeping herself in the best mental, emotional and physical shape possible and making sure she’s set for the future.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Most of today’s WHIN students will make their living in nonmusical occupations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
Both grew up in nonmusical families and became spontaneously obsessed with the piano.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And whatever time that isn’t occupied by her family and nonmusical interests — such as her cannabis strain collaboration with brand Cookies called That Badu — goes toward keeping herself in the best mental, emotional and physical shape possible and making sure she’s set for the future.
—Damien Scott, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Most of today’s WHIN students will make their living in nonmusical occupations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
Both grew up in nonmusical families and became spontaneously obsessed with the piano.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Nonmusical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmusical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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