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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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.
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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
But in nonmusical scenes, even in the most awkwardly or blandly imagined of them, Jolie—a movie star of a distinctive sort, a star of passion—renders her incarnation of Maria persuasively and movingly operatic.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
But in nonmusical scenes, even in the most awkwardly or blandly imagined of them, Jolie—a movie star of a distinctive sort, a star of passion—renders her incarnation of Maria persuasively and movingly operatic.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Nonmusical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmusical. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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