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Synonyms of lyric
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
- would you care to read your short lyric aloud?
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2
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
- the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of lyric (Entry 2 of 2)
1
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
- they performed a slow, lyric dance for the audience
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2
having qualities suggestive of poetry
- the film's lyric photography really enhanced its romantic mood
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- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
- florid,
- flowery,
- grandiloquent,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-flown,
- ornate,
- purple
- glamorized
- (also glamourized),
- idealized,
- romanticized
- figurative,
- metaphoric
- (or metaphorical),
- symbolic
- (also symbolical)
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The first known use of lyric was in 1567
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