lied

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/liːd//laɪd/

noun

An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

OriginGerman Lied →
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Meanings

lied1

nounlied (plural lieder)

plural lieder

  1. entertainmentAn art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.

lied2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lie (in the sense "to give false information intentionally")

    “They put on an unemotional face but they're concerned, all right,” he said. “I lied, you know, and they know it. At least Sam knows it. This just might not be so routine a procedure. But we have to go in, and right now.[…]

    2006 December 28, Arelo Sederberg, Country Music: And Other Stories, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 211

Origin

lied · noun

  1. GermanLied“song”
  2. Englishlied

Borrowed from German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed, which was inherited by Old English lēoþ (“poem”).

More words from German

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lied · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Finnish lied
  • liedGerman art song

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lied

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Sounds the same

leadledeleedlyed

Anagrams

idledeliLidedieleild
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“lied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lied. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lied,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lied.

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