Definition:
- (a.) Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business.
- (a.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music.
- (a.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; 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.
Compare instrumental with other words:
instrumental vs. useful
instrumental vs. precursor
hostile vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. song
instrumental vs. instrumentary
inservient vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. lyricless
instrumental vs. rationalist
instrumental vs. terzetto
bagatelle vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. ministerial
allemande vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. serenade
cavatina vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. rhapsody
instrumental vs. recital
idyll vs. instrumental
basso vs. instrumental
composition vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. instrumentation
instrumental vs. instrumentality
instrumental vs. vocal
final vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. slavic
ablative vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. latin
greek vs. instrumental
dative vs. instrumental
agency vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. sanskrit
case vs. instrumental
essential vs. instrumental
helpful vs. instrumental
central vs. instrumental
conductive vs. instrumental
instrumental vs. promote
instrument vs. instrumental
dub vs. instrumental