lyricism

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noun

Great enthusiasm.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounlyricism (countable and uncountable, plural lyricisms)

plural lyricisms

  1. countableuncountableGreat enthusiasm.
  2. countableuncountableThe emotional style of lyric poetry.
  3. countableuncountableSuitability to be sung or used as lyrics.
    1 more example

    This is an album whose most memorable songs are definitely its strangest. Most ambitious of all perhaps is Dark Ballet, a long concept-song about Joan of Arc in which the lyricism of the piano lines startles. Madonna herself is heavily Auto-tuned, mumbling stuff about being a witch; she seems to blow on the flames of a pyre.

    2019 June 8, Kitty Empire, “Madonna: Madame X review – a splendidly bizarre return to form”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being suitable for singing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Japanese 叙情, 抒情
  • 叙情 (jojō)emotional style of lyric poetry
  • 抒情 (jojō)emotional style of lyric poetry
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Chicago

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