lyrical

  • 11Lyrical — Lyric Lyr ic, Lyrical Lyr ic*al, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. lyrique. See {Lyre}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp. [1913 Webster] 2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; …

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  • 12Lyrical — The term lyrical may mean:* Lyrics, or words in songs * Lyrical dance, a style spicy and emotional feelings of dancing * Emotional, expressing strong feelings * Lyric poetry, poetry that expresses a subjective, personal point of view …

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  • 13lyrical — adjective 1) lyrical love poetry Syn: expressive, emotional, deeply felt, personal, subjective, passionate, lyric 2) she was lyrical about her success Syn: enthusiastic, rhapsodic, effusive, rapturous …

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  • 14lyrical — adjective 1) a subtle, lyrical film Syn: expressive, emotional, deeply felt, personal, passionate 2) she was lyrical about her success Syn: enthusiastic, effusive, rapturous, ecstatic, euphoric …

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  • 15lyrical — UK [ˈlɪrɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) expressing beauty and strong emotion The new concerto is intensely lyrical. 2) having the qualities of music • wax lyrical (about/on something) humorous to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm Derived… …

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  • 16lyrical — See lyric, lyrical …

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  • 17lyrical — lyr|i|cal [ lırıkl ] adjective 1. ) expressing beauty and strong emotion 2. ) having the qualities of music wax lyrical (about/on something) HUMOROUS to talk about something with a lot of enthusiasm ╾ lyr|i|cal|ly [ lırıkli ] adverb …

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  • 18lyrical — adjective 1》 (of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer s emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way.     ↘(of poetry) lyric. 2》 relating to the words of a popular song. Phrases wax lyrical talk in a highly enthusiastic and effusive… …

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  • 19lyrical — adj. 1 = LYRIC. 2 resembling, couched in, or using language appropriate to, lyric poetry. 3 colloq. highly enthusiastic (wax lyrical about). Derivatives: lyrically adv. lyricalness n …

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  • 20Lyrical Abstraction — refers to two related but distinctly separate movements in Post war Modernist painting. European Lyrical Abstraction is an art movement born in Paris after World War II. At that time, France was trying to reconstruct its identity devastated by… …

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