Entry Word: lyric

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music <they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience>

Synonyms euphonious, lyrical, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, melodious, musical

Related Words dulcet, golden, sweet

Near Antonyms disconnected, staccato; discordant, grating, harsh, jarring, strident

2 having qualities suggestive of poetry <the filmʼs lyric photography really enhanced the mood of romantic drama> — see poetic