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instrumental

in·stru·men·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-struh-men-tl]
    • /ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl/
    • /ˌɪn.strəˈmen.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-struh-men-tl]
    • /ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of instrumental word

  • adjective instrumental serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. 1
  • adjective instrumental performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments: instrumental music. 1
  • adjective instrumental of or relating to an instrument or tool. 1
  • adjective instrumental Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Old English and Russian) noting or pertaining to a case having as its distinctive function the indication of means or agency, as Old English beseah blīthe andweitan “looked with a happy countenance.”. noting the affix or other element characteristic of this case, or a word containing such an element. similar to such a case form in function or meaning, as the Latin instrumental ablative, gladiō, “by means of a sword.”. (in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that indicates the inanimate, nonvolitional, immediate cause of the action expressed by a verb, as the rock in The rock broke the window or in I broke the window with the rock. 1
  • noun instrumental Grammar. the instrumental case. a word in the instrumental case. a construction of similar meaning. 1
  • noun instrumental a musical composition played by an instrument or a group of instruments. Compare vocal (def 8). 1
See all 35 definitions of instrumental

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Origin of instrumental

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word instrūmentālis. See instrument, -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Instrumental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Instrumental

instrumental popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

instrumental usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for instrumental

adj instrumental

  • involved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
  • active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
  • conducive — If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.

adjective instrumental

  • assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.

noun instrumental

  • music — an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
  • plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
  • rock and roll — a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.
  • bebop — Bebop is a form of jazz music with complex harmonies and rhythms. The abbreviation bop is also used.
  • ragtime — a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.
All 18 Synonyms of instrumental

Antonyms for instrumental

adj instrumental

  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • unhelpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.

adjective instrumental

  • tangential — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
All 3 Antonyms of instrumental

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Related words

  • symphony

    Music. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition. an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like.

  • overdub

    to add other recorded sound or music, as a supplementary instrumental or vocal track, to a taped musical track to complete or enhance a recording.

  • suite

    a number of things forming a series or set.

  • vocal

    of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.

  • -tron

    indicating a vacuum tube

  • a cappella

    without instrumental accompaniment
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