soundscape

noun

sound·​scape ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌskāp How to pronounce soundscape (audio)
: a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical sounds

Examples of soundscape in a Sentence

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Drum machines and drum kits lay down beats while Barrett and his collaborators create long, dreamy jams that recall hard bop, trip hop, funk, and ambient soundscapes. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 The soundscape of calligraphy and music is a hallmark of Chinese civilization. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 The songs materialize in a soundscape that mingles past and present, new performances and vintage samples. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Yet all the eerie soundscapes and rabbit-hole mysteries and exposed underbellies wouldn’t amount to a Lynchian text without the surplus of feeling that characterizes, say, Laura’s heartbreaking recognition of her abuser, in Fire Walk With Me. K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soundscape

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soundscape was in 1964

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“Soundscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundscape. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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