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Definitions for: Lyric
[n] a short poem of songlike quality
[n] the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
[adj] expressing deep personal emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"
[adj] (music; of a singer or singing voice) being light in volume and modest in range; "a lyric soprano"
[adj] (poetry) "lyric poetry"
[adj] (music) relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
[v] write lyrics for (a song)
Webster (1913) Definition: Lyr"ic, Lyrical Lyr"ic*al, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf.
F. lyrique. See Lyre.]
1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.
2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate
for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the
individual emotions of the poet. ``Sweet lyric song.''
--Milton.
Lyr"ic, n.
1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
2. A composer of lyric poems. [R.] --Addison.
3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; --
used chiefly in the plural.
Synonyms: coloratura, emotional, language, lyric poem, lyrical, words
Antonyms: dramatic
See Also: antistrophe, compose, indite, love lyric, ode, pen, poem, relyric, song, strophe, text, textual matter, verse form, write
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