adj
Meaning 1
Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lyrical
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 R IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Expressive of emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the lyrics of a song
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- lyrical content
- lyrical genius
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
expressing deep emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dancer's lyrical performance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lyric
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
suitable for or suggestive of singing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From lyric + -al.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lyyrinen — appropriate for or suggestive of singing
- Irish: liriciúil — appropriate for or suggestive of singing
- Irish: liriceach — appropriate for or suggestive of singing
- Portuguese: lírico — appropriate for or suggestive of singing
- Swedish: lyrisk — appropriate for or suggestive of singing
- Finnish: lyyrinen — expressive of emotion
- German: lyrisch — expressive of emotion
- Irish: liriciúil — expressive of emotion
- Irish: liriceach — expressive of emotion
- Swedish: lyrisk — expressive of emotion
Real reading context