lyrical

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/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/

adjective

Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.

“lyrical genius”

Similar
melodiousmelodicmusicallyricemotional
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English lyric →
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Meanings

adjectivelyrical (comparative more lyrical, superlative most lyrical)

comparative more lyrical · superlative most lyrical

  1. Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
  2. Expressive of emotion.
  3. Of or pertaining to the lyrics of a song

    lyrical genius

    1 more example

    lyrical content

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesuitable for or suggestive of singing

Similar
melodiousmelodicmusical

adjectiveexpressing deep emotion

Similar
lyricemotional
Also see
lyricsongful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishlyric
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishlyrical

From lyric + -al.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish lyyrinen, lyyrinen
  • lyyrinenappropriate for or suggestive of singing
  • lyyrinenexpressive of emotion
German lyrisch
  • lyrischexpressive of emotion
Irish liriciúil, liriceach
  • liriciúilappropriate for or suggestive of singing
  • liriceachappropriate for or suggestive of singing
  • liriciúilexpressive of emotion
  • liriceachexpressive of emotion
Portuguese lírico
  • líricoappropriate for or suggestive of singing
Swedish lyrisk, lyrisk
  • lyriskappropriate for or suggestive of singing
  • lyriskexpressive of emotion
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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