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- Dictionarylyr·i·cal/ˈlirək(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. (of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer's emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way: "the poet's combination of lyrical and descriptive power" Similar
- 2. relating to the words of a popular song: "the lyrical content of his songs"
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Lyrical is now the more common adjective; it’s used broadly to describe writing or other creative works that have an artistically beautiful or expressive quality. Meanwhile, in modern use lyric is most familiar in its plural noun form—a song's lyrics are its words.
LYRICAL definition: 1. expressing personal thoughts and feelings in a beautiful way: 2. to talk about something with a…. Learn more.
Lyrical definition: another word for lyric (def. 1), lyric (def. 2), lyric (def. 3), lyric (def. 4). See examples of LYRICAL used in a sentence.
Something that's lyrical is beautifully full of emotion. Don't be surprised if a lyrical passage in the book you're reading makes you cry a little bit.
Expressing deep personal emotion or observations: a dancer's lyrical performance; a lyrical passage in his autobiography. b. Highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic: gave a lyrical description of her experiences in the South Seas.
lyrical. (lɪrɪkəl ) 1. adjective. Something that is lyrical is poetic and romantic. His paintings became more lyrical. ...its remarkable free-flowing and often lyrical style. Synonyms: enthusiastic, emotional, inspired, poetic More Synonyms of lyrical. lyrically graded adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed, ADVERB after verb]
expressing strong emotion in a way that is beautiful and shows imagination synonym expressive. a lyrical melody. He began to wax lyrical (= talk in an enthusiastic way) about his new car. She wrote an almost lyrical account of her childhood. There are some intensely lyrical passages in his first symphony. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
LYRICAL definition: Lyrical writing expresses the writer's emotions in a beautiful way: . Learn more.
expressing strong emotion in a way that is beautiful and shows imagination synonym expressive a lyrical melody He began to wax lyrical (= talk in an enthusiastic way) about his new car.
LYRICAL meaning: 1 : having an artistically beautiful or expressive quality; 2 : to talk about something in a very enthusiastic way.
