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lyricality

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • lĭr′ĭ-kəl′ĭ-tē
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪɹ.ɪˈkəl.ɪ.tiː/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /ˌlɪɹ.ɪˈkəl.ɪ.ti/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌləɹ.əˈkəl.ə.tiː/
  • India: /ˌliɾ.iˈkal.i.ʈiː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being suitable for singing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: prosaicness, unpoeticness, unimaginativeness

2

noun

Meaning 2

the property of being suitable for singing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lyricism, songfulness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musicality, musicalness

History

Etymology

From lyrical + -ity.