lyrics

lyr·ics
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Australia, Canada, US, UK/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/

noun

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

“song lyrics”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lyric
nounlyrics pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe words to a song (or other vocal music).

    song lyrics

    4 more examples

    write lyrics

    learn the lyrics

    The song’s lyrics were full of nostalgia.

    He struggled to memorize the lyrics.

  2. Internetpluralplural onlyA text transcription of any piece of audio, or the words in it.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Arabic مَنْشُود, كَلِمَات
  • مَنْشُود (manšūd)the words to a song
  • كَلِمَات (kalimāt)the words to a song
  • كَلِمَات أُغْنِيَة (kalimāt ʔuḡniya)the words to a song
Bulgarian текст
  • текст (tekst)the words to a song
Catalan lletra
  • lletrathe words to a song
Chinese Mandarin 歌詞 /歌词
  • 歌詞 /歌词 (gēcí)the words to a song
Czech slova, text
  • slovathe words to a song
  • textthe words to a song
Danish sangtekst
  • sangtekstthe words to a song
Dutch songtekst, liedtekst
  • songtekstthe words to a song
  • liedtekstthe words to a song
Esperanto teksto
  • tekstothe words to a song
Estonian laulusõnad, laulutekst
  • laulusõnadthe words to a song
  • laulutekstthe words to a song
Finnish sanoitus, sanat
  • sanoitusthe words to a song
  • sanatthe words to a song
French paroles
  • parolesthe words to a song
German Liedtext, Text
  • Liedtextthe words to a song
  • Textthe words to a song
  • Songtextthe words to a song
Greek στίχοι
  • στίχοι (stíchoi)the words to a song
Hebrew מִלִים לְשִׁיר
  • מִלִים לְשִׁירthe words to a song
Hindi लिरिक्रस, गीत
  • लिरिक्रस (lirikras)the words to a song
  • गीत (gīt)the words to a song
  • गीतिकाव्य (gītikāvya)the words to a song
Hungarian dalszöveg, szöveg
  • dalszövegthe words to a song
  • szövegthe words to a song
Icelandic texti
  • textithe words to a song
Indonesian lirik
  • lirikthe words to a song
Irish liricí
  • liricíthe words to a song
Italian testo, parole
  • testothe words to a song
  • parolethe words to a song
Japanese 歌詞, リリック
  • 歌詞 (kashi)the words to a song
  • リリック (ririkku)the words to a song
Korean 가사
  • 가사 (gasa)the words to a song
Malay lirik, seni kata
  • lirikthe words to a song
  • seni katathe words to a song
Norwegian tekst
  • tekstthe words to a song
Polish tekst piosenki, tekst
  • tekst piosenkithe words to a song
  • tekstthe words to a song
  • słowathe words to a song
Portuguese letra
  • letrathe words to a song
Romanian versuri, text
  • versurithe words to a song
  • textthe words to a song
Russian слова́, текст
  • слова́ (slová)the words to a song
  • текст (tekst)the words to a song
  • слова́ пе́сни (slová pésni)the words to a song
  • текст пе́сни (tekst pésni)the words to a song
  • ли́рика (lírika)the words to a song
Spanish letra, lírica
  • letrathe words to a song
  • líricathe words to a song
Swedish sångtext
  • sångtextthe words to a song
Tagalog liriks, lirika
  • liriksthe words to a song
  • lirikathe words to a song
Thai เนื้อ, เนื้อร้อง
  • เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa)the words to a song
  • เนื้อร้อง (nʉ́ʉa-rɔ́ɔng)the words to a song
Turkish güfte, neşide
  • güftethe words to a song
  • neşidethe words to a song
  • menşudthe words to a song
  • sözthe words to a song
Ukrainian слова́
  • слова́ (slová)the words to a song
Vietnamese lời, lời bài hát
  • lờithe words to a song
  • lời bài hátthe words to a song
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APA

lyrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrics

MLA

“lyrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyrics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyrics.

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