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 Guo Degang was accused of violating public morals for improvising the lyrics to a communist party song. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Its body-moving riff and playfully randy lyrics have made the track a regular on FM rock playlists for half a century. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 Written with collaborators such as Kevin McCall and Sevyn Streeter, the lyrics skew unrepentant fuckboy, the sound narcotic. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 The production features music and lyrics by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska and a book by Lena Dunham and playwright Jessica Huang. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Dunham is adapting the musical’s book with Jessica Huang, while Jepsen is writing the music and lyrics with Ethan Gruska. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Burke is not the first artist to explore dark themes in his music and lyrics. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, Netflix released a video of Norwood performing the reboot’s theme, which features an original beat and lyrics from previous versions sung by Phoebe Snow, Aretha Franklin, Boyz II Men, and Terrence Forsythe. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 The resulting sound combines disco and psychedelic funk with Turkish melodies, rhythmic patterns and lyrics. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrics
  1. poems
  2. songs
  3. ballads
  4. vocals
  5. hymns
Noun
  • The poet Jack Spicer wrote that poems cannot live alone any more than people can.
    — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Each program explores specific themes by weaving a variety of stories, poems, and sometimes music together.
    — Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • Deezer and YouTube Music also ask distributors to flag when songs are created by AI and use advanced tools to help flag when they're not marked correctly.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Debuting on December 12, 2025 on Disney+, the feature documents the last concert on the extensive tour, during which Swift performed songs from almost all of her albums ever released.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • Her mother, Avie Lee Parton, ran the household and was fond of singing traditional Appalachian ballads.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a self-reflective collection of empowering pop anthems and wistful ballads that detail not only the dissolution of a relationship but a return to oneself.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • At times, Sixx’s backing vocals were easier to make out than Neil’s lead.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The album was recorded with Ford across London, the English countryside and Palermo, Italy, where Chatten laid down vocals inside a makeshift booth assembled from mattresses and cushions.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocals
Noun
  • Little Haiti looks ahead On a humid morning in Little Haiti, about a dozen people walked into Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church for Mass, taking Communion and singing hymns in French.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Faithful gather to sing hymns and sip Bloody Marys, and a revolving cast of chaplains, including one who once served at the University of Texas chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, lead services.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of hymns

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“Lyrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrics. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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