...Kurt Weill's Broadway opera with lyrics by Langston Hughes. [+ by]
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Lyric poetry is written in a simple and direct style, and usually expresses personal emotions such as love.
...Lawrence's splendid short stories and lyric poetry.
Synonyms: songlike, musical, lyrical, expressive More Synonyms of lyric
More Synonyms of lyric
lyric in British English
(ˈlɪrɪk)
adjective
1. (of poetry)
a.
expressing the writer's personal feelings and thoughts
b.
having the form and manner of a song
2.
of or relating to such poetry
3.
(of music) having songlike qualities
4.
(of a singing voice) having a light quality and tone
5.
intended for singing, esp (in classical Greece) to the accompaniment of the lyre
noun
6.
a short poem of songlike quality
7. (plural)
the words of a popular song
Also (for senses 1–4): lyrical
Derived forms
lyrically (ˈlyrically)
adverb
lyricalness (ˈlyricalness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin lyricus, from Greek lurikos, from luralyre
lyric in American English
(ˈlɪrɪk)
adjective
1.
of a lyre
2.
suitable for singing, as to the accompaniment of a lyre; songlike; specif., designating poetry or a poem mainly expressing the poet's emotions and feelings: sonnets, elegies, odes, hymns, etc. are lyric poems
3.
writing or having written lyric poetry
4.
lyrical (sense 2)
5. Music
a.
characterized by a relatively high compass and a light, flexible quality
b.
having a lyric voice
a lyric tenor
noun
6.
a lyric poem
7. [usually pl.]
the words of a song, as distinguished from the music
Word origin
< Fr or L: Fr lyrique < L lyricus < Gr lyrikos
Examples of 'lyric' in a sentence
lyric
The timbre of his strong, expressive voice and the poetry of his lyrics captured the imagination of a generation.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
It came in the shape of a final album that drew on jazz, was strong on rhythm and bore telling lyrics and immense singing.
The Sun (2016)
We are in troubled times and I want to reflect that in my lyrics and songs '.
The Sun (2016)
He is finishing a manuscript of lyric poems.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
But on this third album the tone of his lyrics find him looking ahead.
The Sun (2015)
His pacifism and hippie lyrics were a form of escapism for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So for me to sing these lyrics would simply be a lie.
The Sun (2014)
They seem to like its simple melody and bold lyrics.
Christianity Today (2000)
We needed more vulnerability in that lyric voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Had she thought of her lyrics as poems before that moment?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They criticised my voice and the lyrics.
The Sun (2011)
Luck is linked to song lyrics.
The Sun (2007)
She admits that having such personal lyrics meant that the recording process wasn't always easy.
The Sun (2009)
He will try to find others to write the lyrics, with more or less success.
Evans, Andrew The Secrets of Musical Confidence (1994)
To write a form of lyric poetry that was intensely emotional, but sidelined my own ego.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Libertines song that the lyrics in the opening paragraph are taken from?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This second volume presents two bodies of Latin lyric and satirical poetry of the twelfth century.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
A lot of the lyrics are quite personal and they take me back to certain times.
The Sun (2012)
I made up my own lyrics and a melody on the spot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So if it is possible to write fresh new lyrics as well as new music, please do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the lyrics of popular song, a relationship is over when a couple has "lost that loving feeling.
Larson, Reed & Richards, Maryse H. Divergent Realities: the Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents (1994)
The group try to keep the tone of the lyrics and the music close to the lives of young Chinese.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A feeling creeps in here that these don't often qualify as popular lyrics at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Stunning vocals with empowering lyrics and an epic melody - pop doesn't get much better.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
lyric
British English: lyric NOUN
The lyrics of a song are its words.
...an opera with lyrics by a famous poet.
American English: lyric
Brazilian Portuguese: letra
Chinese: 歌词
European Spanish: letra
French: parole
German: Text
Italian: paroladi canzone
Japanese: 歌詞
Korean: 가사
European Portuguese: letra
Latin American Spanish: letra
1 (adjective)
Definition
of or relating to such poetry
His splendid short stories and lyric poetry.
Synonyms
songlike
musical
He had a soft, almost musical voice.
lyrical
His paintings became more lyrical.
expressive
melodic
2 (adjective)
Definition
(of a singing voice) light and melodic
her fresh, beautiful, lyric voice
Synonyms
melodic
His songs are wonderfully melodic.
clear
Most places will be dry with clear skies.
light
the light steps of a ballet dancer
flowing
graceful
Her movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.
mellifluous
wonderful mellifluous voices
dulcet
her beautiful, dulcet voice
(plural noun)
Definition
the words of a popular song
an opera with lyrics by Langston Hughes
Synonyms
words
lines
text
libretto
words of a song
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clear
Definition
(of weather) free from dullness or clouds
Most places will be dry with clear skies.
Synonyms
bright,
fine,
fair,
shining,
sunny,
luminous,
halcyon,
cloudless,
undimmed,
light,
unclouded
in the sense of dulcet
Definition
(of a sound) soothing or pleasant
her beautiful, dulcet voice
Synonyms
sweet,
pleasing,
musical,
charming,
pleasant,
honeyed,
delightful,
soothing,
agreeable,
harmonious,
melodious,
mellifluous,
euphonious,
mellifluent
in the sense of graceful
Definition
having beauty of movement, style, or form
Her movements were so graceful they seemed effortless.