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lyric
[lir-ik]
adjective
(of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
pertaining to or writing lyric poetry.
a lyric poet.
characterized by or expressing spontaneous, direct feeling.
a lyric song; lyric writing.
pertaining to, rendered by, or employing singing.
(of a voice) relatively light of volume and modest in range.
a lyric soprano.
pertaining, adapted, or sung to the lyre, or composing poems to be sung to the lyre.
ancient Greek lyric odes.
noun
a lyric poem.
Often lyrics. the words of a song.
lyric
/ ˈ±ôɪ°ùɪ°ì /
adjective
expressing the writer's personal feelings and thoughts
having the form and manner of a song
of or relating to such poetry
(of music) having songlike qualities
(of a singing voice) having a light quality and tone
intended for singing, esp (in classical Greece) to the accompaniment of the lyre
noun
a short poem of songlike quality
(plural) the words of a popular song
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- lyrically adverb
- lyricalness noun
- nonlyric adjective
- nonlyrical adjective
- nonlyrically adverb
- nonlyricalness noun
- semilyric adjective
- semilyrical adjective
- semilyrically adverb
- unlyric adjective
- unlyrical adjective
- unlyrically adverb
- unlyricalness noun
- ˈ±ô²â°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
- ˈ±ô²â°ù¾±³¦²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of lyric1
Example Sentences
Morello joined the recent anti-ICE marches in Los Angeles, where protest signs and slogans often echoed his band’s radical-resistance lyrics and imagery.
"You never know what will inspire from the music, the lyrics, back into the mask-making," he says.
It's a lyric meant to make the Jordan Peterson fan club cry, but young women eat it up.
With howled, deadpan lyrics like on “Join in the Chant,†McCarthy set a template for how punk’s urgency could lock into dance music’s meticulousness.
They smoothed out transitions, changed tempos to help connect songs and phoned up Parks when they were unable to make out lyrics.
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