NOUN | communication | lyric, words, language | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
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communication | lyric, lyric poem | a short / short poem of songlike quality | |
ADJECTIVE | all | lyric, lyrical | expressing deep emotion |
all | lyric | used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range | |
pert | lyric | relating to or being musical drama | |
pert | lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) | |
VERB | creation | lyric | write lyrics for (a song) |
Sounds | lih'rihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Expressing deep emotion. | |
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Example | "the dancer's lyrical performance" | |
Synonym | lyrical | |
Broader | emotional | Of more than usual emotion |
Spanish | lírico |
Meaning | Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range. | |
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Example | "a lyric soprano" | |
Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Opposite | dramatic | Used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style |
Spanish | lírico |
Meaning | relating to or being musical drama. | |
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Example | "the lyric stage" | |
Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Spanish | lírico | |
Nouns | opera | a drama set to music |
Meaning | Of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way). | |
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Example | "lyric poetry" | |
Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
Spanish | lírico | |
Nouns | lyric | a short / short poem of songlike quality |
Meaning | The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. | |
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Example | "his compositions always started with the lyrics" | |
Synonyms | words, language | |
Part of | song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
Narrower | love lyric | The lyric of a love song |
Broader | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
Spanish | letra, lírica, texto | |
Catalan | lírica, lletra | |
Nouns | lyricist | a person who writes the words for songs |
Verbs | lyric | write lyrics for (a song) |
Meaning | A short / short poem of songlike quality. | |
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Synonym | lyric poem | |
Parts | antistrophe | The section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama |
strophe | One section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama | |
Narrower | ode | A lyric poem with complex stanza forms |
Broader | poem, verse form | A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
Spanish | poema lírico | |
Catalan | poema líric | |
Adjectives | lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) |
Meaning | Write lyrics for (a song) . | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Category | poetry, poesy, verse | literature in metrical form |
Narrower | relyric | Write new lyrics for (a song) |
Broader | write, compose, pen, indite | produce a literary work |
Spanish | escribir poemas | |
Nouns | lyric | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
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