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instrumental
English
Etymology
From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin instrumentalis, from instruere (“to build into, set up, construct, furnish", hence "to train”), from in- (“on”) + struere (“to put together, arrange, pile up, build, construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, to strew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nst???m?nt?l/, /?nst???m?nt?l/
Adjective
instrumental (comparative more instrumental, superlative most instrumental)
- essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51:
- Few songwriters have been as instrumental in creating the mold for American music.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51:
- (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
- He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.
- c. 1700, John Dryden, Cymon and Iphigenia
- Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
- (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective.
- the instrumental case
Antonyms
- noninstrumental
Coordinate terms
- (serving as a means): final
- (music): vocal, a capella
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
instrumental (plural instrumentals)
- (grammar) The instrumental case.
- (music) A composition written or performed without lyrics, sometimes using a lead instrument to replace vocals.
- 1977, Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)
- I recommend this album in the face of the fact that five of the eleven songs are the purest filler, dull instrumentals with a harmonica rifling over an indifferent rhythm section. The rest is magnificent […]
- 1977, Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)
Translations
Further reading
- instrumental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- instrumental in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Adjective
instrumental (masculine and feminine plural instrumentals)
- instrumental
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t?y.m??.tal/
Adjective
instrumental (feminine singular instrumentale, masculine plural instrumentaux, feminine plural instrumentales)
- instrumental
Noun
instrumental m (plural instrumentaux)
- (grammar) instrumental, instrumental case
See also
- accusatif
- génitif
- locatif
- nominatif
- vocatif
Further reading
- “instrumental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From French instrumental. Equivalent to Instrument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
instrumental (not comparable)
- (music) instrumental
Declension
Antonyms
- nichtinstrumental
Further reading
- “instrumental” in Duden online
Middle English
Alternative forms
- instrumentale, instrumentall
Etymology
From Medieval Latin instrumentalis; equivalent to instrument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /instriu?m?n?ta?l/, /instru?m?ntal/
Adjective
instrumental (rare)
- Resembling an instrument in role; instrumental (serving as a means)
- Resembling an instrument in use (i.e. being used as a tool)
- Resembling a (specific kind of) instrument in appearance.
Descendants
- English: instrumental
References
- “instr??ment?l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
Portuguese
Adjective
instrumental m or f (plural instrumentais, comparable)
- (music) instrumental (having no singing)
- (grammar) instrumental (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Noun
instrumental m (plural instrumentais)
- (uncountable, grammar) instrumental (grammatical case)
- (countable, music) instrumental (composition without singing)
Romanian
Etymology
From French instrumental.
Adjective
instrumental m or n (feminine singular instrumental?, masculine plural instrumentali, feminine and neuter plural instrumentale)
- instrumental
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
?nstrument?l m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????????)
- the instrumental case
- (music) a composition made for instruments only or a (version of some) song in which only the instruments are heard
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /í?nstrum?ntal/, /instrum?ntá?l/
Noun
?nstrumental or instrument?l m inan
- (grammar) instrumental case
- Synonym: orodnik
- (music) instrumental music
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Adjective
instrumental (plural instrumentales)
- instrumental
Derived terms
- caso instrumental
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riddim
English
Etymology
From rhythm.
Noun
riddim (plural riddims)
- An instrumental version of a song in Jamaican or Caribbean music, usually with a drum pattern and a prominent bassline.
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