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rhapsody — an emotional piece of music or speech that is passionate and expressive

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an emotional piece of music or speech that is passionate and expressive

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈræpsədi/

Example Sentences

  • The food critic's rhapsody about the restaurant's pasta made everyone want to try it immediately
  • His mother went into rhapsodies when he finally cleaned his room after three months
  • The composer's latest rhapsody captures the wild beauty of the Scottish Highlands

rhapsody

NOUN

[/ˈræpsədi/]

an emotional piece of music or speech that is passionate and expressive

a pianist plays with incredible intensity, her hands flying across the keys with dramatic gestures. Her whole body sways and moves with the emotional music as her hair flows with each passionate movement. The conductor beside her waves his baton with equally expressive motions, his face showing deep emotional connection to the music. The performance reaches a climactic moment where both musicians are completely absorbed in the passionate piece. Orchestra members in the background lean into their instruments with focused intensity. Audience members in elegant evening wear sit transfixed, some with tears in their eyes from the moving performance.  an emotional piece of music that is passionate and expressive
💡 Concept

a pianist plays with incredible intensity, her hands flying across the keys with dramatic gestures. Her whole body sways and moves with the emotional music as her hair flows with each passionate movement. The conductor beside her waves his baton with equally expressive motions, his face showing deep emotional connection to the music. The performance reaches a climactic moment where both musicians are completely absorbed in the passionate piece. Orchestra members in the background lean into their instruments with focused intensity. Audience members in elegant evening wear sit transfixed, some with tears in their eyes from the moving performance. an emotional piece of music that is passionate and expressive

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈræpsədi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈræpsədi/

🌳Etymology

Rootrhaps
Suffix--ody

Origin

From ancient Greek, where wandering minstrels would sing epic poems by stitching together different stories and verses into one continuous performance.

Breakdown

rhaptein (to stitch together) + ode (song/poem) = 'a song made by stitching stories together'

🎵Rhyme

tragedy
melody
comedy

🔗Collocations

musical rhapsody
go into rhapsodies
romantic rhapsody
orchestral rhapsody
rhapsody in blue
poetic rhapsody

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The food critic's rhapsody about the restaurant's pasta made everyone want to try it immediately”

😄 Fun example

“His mother went into rhapsodies when he finally cleaned his room after three months”

“The composer's latest rhapsody captures the wild beauty of the Scottish Highlands”

😄 Fun example

“After discovering her favorite coffee shop was reopening, she launched into a rhapsody about their perfect lattes”

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