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lyricalexpressing deep personal emotions or thoughts in a beautiful, musical way

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: expressing deep personal emotions or thoughts in a beautiful, musical way

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlɪrɪkəl/

Korean meaning: 서정적인, 감정을 아름답게 표현하는

Korean pronunciation: **리**리컬

Example Sentences

  • His cooking became so lyrical that even the onions started crying from beauty, not from being chopped.
  • The lyrical description of nature in her novel captured readers' hearts.
  • When he talks about pizza, he becomes surprisingly lyrical about cheese and tomatoes.

lyrical

ADJECTIVE

//ˈlɪrɪkəl//

expressing deep personal emotions or thoughts in a beautiful, musical way

lyrical concept
💡 Concept

A singer-songwriter delivers a lyrical performance that moves the café audience to tears

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lyrical rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From empirical facts to lyrical art - a miracle unfolds

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈlɪrɪkəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlɪrɪkəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootlyr
Suffix--ical

Origin

From Greek 'lyrikos' meaning 'of or for the lyre,' derived from 'lyra' (a stringed musical instrument). The word evolved to describe poetry meant to be sung, then broadened to mean emotionally expressive and musical in quality.

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🎵Rhyme

miracleempiricalclerical
miracle
empirical
clerical

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His cooking became so lyrical that even the onions started crying from beauty, not from being chopped.

The lyrical description of nature in her novel captured readers' hearts.

😄 Fun example

When he talks about pizza, he becomes surprisingly lyrical about cheese and tomatoes.

The dancer's lyrical movements told a story without words.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

poeticmelodicexpressiveemotionalmusical

Antonyms

prosaicunpoeticharsh

Related

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