lyrics

noun

plural of lyric
1
as in poems
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
as in songs
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment the guitarist sang a gentle lyric while playing

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Recent Examples of lyrics The video showed the dad of two singing the lyrics to the track, with many commenting that the upload gave them goosebumps and left them sobbing. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Across the seven tracks, WONHO contributed to the lyrics, composition, production, and arrangement throughout the album. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Someone has left a copy of the communist newspaper Rizospastis, folded up neatly near Bellou’s tombstone, which is engraved with the lyrics of one of her most beloved songs. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 The musical is improvised based on your suggestions, creating hilarious lyrics, melodies and pure entertainment. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 The eerie electropop song, released nearly a year after Lively came forward with her claims against Baldoni, contains icy lyrics about a female friend of Swift's who is embroiled in controversy. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 20 July 2026 First, lyrics animate in real time to make singing along easier. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 Afternoons were filled with laughs, selfies, Taylor Swift lyrics, and some seriously steep slopes. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 The sharp lyrics and title are embodied in the music itself, most notably in the relentless rhythm section, which reflects the endless pursuit of conformity and ambition that Smith criticizes. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrics
  1. poems
  2. songs
  3. ballads
  4. vocals
  5. hymns
Noun
  • The debate about the origins of the Iliad and the Odyssey is almost as old as the poems themselves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Kappus had written to him twice already, sending along his poems and, increasingly, the story of his private unraveling.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • Within four days, the trio had completed six songs, adopting a simple philosophy that carried through the entire record.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 17 July 2026
  • Still, James and Ian Felice have been writing songs that have shaped both their peers and younger musicians.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • Those digital Mellotrons balanced against Wilson’s dry 2000s alt-rock production cast Åkerfeldt’s ballads into a searching, uncanny drift at the outskirts of the metal landscape.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • His theory—that the poems must have been patched together much later from various ballads—was not universally accepted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • Strange Sensation into this world of sharing vocals and working around another singer, adapting to someone else’s vocal style.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • This soundbar is specifically designed to help clarify dialogue by raising vocals and clearing pronunciation.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of vocals
Noun
  • One of six children, Tyler grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Janis Joplin and singing hymns in the Anglican church her parents attended.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
Definition of hymns

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