song

song

noun

Definition of SONG

1

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment <she sang a little-known song for the talent show>

Synonyms ballad, ditty, jingle, lay, lyric, vocal

Related Words anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual; dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; hallelujah, paean; aria, art song, barcarole (or barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey (or chanty or shanty), chorus, croon, descant (also discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, standard; drinking song, fight song; torch song; cover, medley, remix

2

a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect <the songs of Shakespeare>

Synonyms lyric, rune, song, verse

Related Words rhyme (also rime); ballad, lay; anacreontic, clerihew, dithyramb, eclogue, elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, epode, epopee, epos, georgic, idyll (also idyl), jingle, lament, limerick, madrigal, ode, pastoral, pastorale, psalm, rondeau, rondel (or rondelle), rondelet, sonnet, triolet, villanelle; haiku, senryu, tanka; blank verse, free verse, minstrelsy, poesy, poetry, versification, vers libre

3

a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect <whistle a song as accompaniment to your work>

Synonyms air, lay, song, strain, tune, warble

Related Words descant (also discant); cadence, measure, meter, rhythm; ballad, ditty, hymn, lyric, madrigal

4

a very small sum of money <developers bought the land for a song>

Synonyms chicken feed [slang], chump change, dime, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents

Related Words petty cash, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms bankroll, capital, funds, means, wherewithal; opulence, pelf, riches, treasure, wealth; heap, pile, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure trove, treasury

Antonyms big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad

5

writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response <a hero honored in song and story>

Synonyms minstrelsy, poesy, song, verse

Related Words rhyme (also rime); blank verse, free verse, vers libre

Antonyms prose