Definizione monolingua

instrumental

instrumental (countable and uncountable; plural instrumentals)

1. (uncountable, grammar) The instrumental case.
2. (countable, music) A composition without lyrics.

instrumental (comparative more instrumental, superlative most instrumental)

1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.

   He was instrumental in conducting the business.

   • The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth — Shakespeare, Hamlet, I,ii
2. (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music.
   • He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship. — Thomas Babington Macaulay
   • Sweet voices mixd with instrumental sounds. — John Dryden
3. (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. It continues to be used in Slavic languages.

Definizione dizionario instrumental

utile

Altri significati:

(countable, music) A composition without lyrics.

(music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music.

music

composition without lyrics

grammatical case

(uncountable, grammar) The instrumental case.

(grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. It continues to be used in Slavic languages.

Serving as a means.

A musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music.

Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.