amusia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄμουσος (ámousos)

Ancient Greek ἀμουσία (amousía)der.

Late Latin amusiader.

English 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.

Noun

amusia (countable and uncountable, plural amusias)

1. The inability to comprehend or respond to music.

Derived terms

• amusic

Translations

the inability to comprehend or respond to music

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂盲 / 乐盲 (lèmáng)

• Danish: amusi c
• Finnish: amusia (fi)
• French: amusie (fr) f
• Georgian: ამუზია (amuzia)
• German: Amusie (de) f
• Greek: αμουσία (el) f (amousía)
• Indonesian: amusia
• Japanese: 音痴 (ja) (おんち, onchi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: amusi (no) m

  Nynorsk: amusi m

• Polish: amuzja (pl) f
• Portuguese: amusia f
• Russian: амузи́я (ru) f (amuzíja)
• Slovak: amúzia f

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English amusia), ultimately from Late Latin amusia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmusiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝muˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧mu‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): amu‧sia

Noun

amusia

1. amusia

Declension

Inflection of amusia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		amusia	amusiat
genitive		amusian	amusioiden amusioitten
partitive		amusiaa	amusioita
illative		amusiaan	amusioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		amusia	amusiat
accusative	nom.	amusia	amusiat
	gen.	amusian
genitive		amusian	amusioiden amusioitten amusiain rare
partitive		amusiaa	amusioita
inessive		amusiassa	amusioissa
elative		amusiasta	amusioista
illative		amusiaan	amusioihin
adessive		amusialla	amusioilla
ablative		amusialta	amusioilta
allative		amusialle	amusioille
essive		amusiana	amusioina
translative		amusiaksi	amusioiksi
abessive		amusiatta	amusioitta
instructive		—	amusioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of amusia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative amusiani amusiani accusative nom. amusiani amusiani gen. amusiani genitive amusiani amusioideni amusioitteni amusiaini rare partitive amusiaani amusioitani inessive amusiassani amusioissani elative amusiastani amusioistani illative amusiaani amusioihini adessive amusiallani amusioillani ablative amusialtani amusioiltani allative amusialleni amusioilleni essive amusianani amusioinani translative amusiakseni amusioikseni abessive amusiattani amusioittani instructive — — comitative — amusioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative amusiasi amusiasi accusative nom. amusiasi amusiasi gen. amusiasi genitive amusiasi amusioidesi amusioittesi amusiaisi rare partitive amusiaasi amusioitasi inessive amusiassasi amusioissasi elative amusiastasi amusioistasi illative amusiaasi amusioihisi adessive amusiallasi amusioillasi ablative amusialtasi amusioiltasi allative amusiallesi amusioillesi essive amusianasi amusioinasi translative amusiaksesi amusioiksesi abessive amusiattasi amusioittasi instructive — — comitative — amusioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative amusiamme amusiamme accusative nom. amusiamme amusiamme gen. amusiamme genitive amusiamme amusioidemme amusioittemme amusiaimme rare partitive amusiaamme amusioitamme inessive amusiassamme amusioissamme elative amusiastamme amusioistamme illative amusiaamme amusioihimme adessive amusiallamme amusioillamme ablative amusialtamme amusioiltamme allative amusiallemme amusioillemme essive amusianamme amusioinamme translative amusiaksemme amusioiksemme abessive amusiattamme amusioittamme instructive — — comitative — amusioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative amusianne amusianne accusative nom. amusianne amusianne gen. amusianne genitive amusianne amusioidenne amusioittenne amusiainne rare partitive amusiaanne amusioitanne inessive amusiassanne amusioissanne elative amusiastanne amusioistanne illative amusiaanne amusioihinne adessive amusiallanne amusioillanne ablative amusialtanne amusioiltanne allative amusiallenne amusioillenne essive amusiananne amusioinanne translative amusiaksenne amusioiksenne abessive amusiattanne amusioittanne instructive — — comitative — amusioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative amusiansa amusiansa accusative nom. amusiansa amusiansa gen. amusiansa genitive amusiansa amusioidensa amusioittensa amusiainsa rare partitive amusiaansa amusioitaan amusioitansa inessive amusiassaan amusiassansa amusioissaan amusioissansa elative amusiastaan amusiastansa amusioistaan amusioistansa illative amusiaansa amusioihinsa adessive amusiallaan amusiallansa amusioillaan amusioillansa ablative amusialtaan amusialtansa amusioiltaan amusioiltansa allative amusialleen amusiallensa amusioilleen amusioillensa essive amusianaan amusianansa amusioinaan amusioinansa translative amusiakseen amusiaksensa amusioikseen amusioiksensa abessive amusiattaan amusiattansa amusioittaan amusioittansa instructive — — comitative — amusioineen amusioinensa

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /amuˈsia/ [a.muˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧mu‧si‧a

Noun

amusia

1. (pathology) amusia

   Synonym: buta nada

Further reading

• “amusia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.muˈzi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.muˈzi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧si‧a

Noun

amusia f (uncountable)

1. (neurology) amusia (the inability to comprehend or respond to music)

Derived terms

• amúsico

Further reading

• “amusia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amusia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmusja/ [aˈmu.sja]
• Rhymes: -usja
• Syllabification: a‧mu‧sia

Noun

amusia f (uncountable)

1. (neurology) amusia

Further reading

• “amusia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025