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Lyricism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The character or quality of subjectivity and sensuality of expression, especially in the arts.

n. The quality or state of being melodious; melodiousness.

n. An intense outpouring of exuberant emotion.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Great enthusiasm.

n. Suitability to be sung or used as lyrics.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A lyric composition.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A lyrical composition.

n. A lyrical utterance or mode of expression.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the property of being suitable for singing

n. unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm

Word Usage

"On the other end, there's the opening movement of Faschingsschwank aus Wien, where the lyricism is always being interrupted by a boisterous beer-hall ritornello: Florestan suddenly showing up to shake Eusebius out of his reverie and drag him back to the party."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

musicality musicalness enthusiasm exuberance ebullience

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

intersubjectivity periphrasis volatilization self-activity inwardness