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amusia

amusia noun: the inability to comprehend or respond to music.

Noun

amusia (countable and uncountable, plural amusias)

  1. The inability to comprehend or respond to music.

amusia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

amusia in Tamil

ஒலிக்குறிப்பைப் பகுத்துணர இயலாமை

amusia in Kannada

ಹಾಡಿಕೆಯುಲಿಯಿಲಿ, ಇನಿತವುಲಿಯಿಲಿ

amusia in Indonesian

the inability to comprehend or respond to music
amusia

Forms of amusia

pluralamusias

Origin of amusia

From Late Latin amusia, from Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía, “without harmony”), from ἄμουσος (ámousos, “without song”). The Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus and the goddesses of arts and sciences.

Words formed from amusia

Questions about amusia

What does amusia mean?
Amusia means the inability to comprehend or respond to music.
What is amusia in Tamil?
Amusia in Tamil is ஒலிக்குறிப்பைப் பகுத்துணர இயலாமை. See Amusia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amusia?
Amusia is a noun.
What is the plural of amusia?
The plural of amusia is amusias.

Words near amusia in the dictionary

  1. amuseth
  2. amusette
  3. amusettes
  4. Amusgo
  5. Amusgos
  6. amusia
  7. amusias
  8. amusic
  9. amusical
  10. amusin'
  11. amusing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amusia (page history and authors); amusia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amusia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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