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Lyrical: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Lyrical adjective. Expressing feeling in a beautiful, songlike or poetic way.
How to say it
LIRR-ih-kul/ˈlɪrɪk(ə)l/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (LIRR).
Lyrical in a sentence
The guitarist's lyrical solo felt more like singing than playing.
Grandad waxes lyrical about the steam trains of his childhood.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- poetic
- expressive
- melodic
- rhapsodic
Opposite:
- prosaic
Where lyrical comes from
From Greek lurikos, of the lyre, the stringed instrument early poems were sung to.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Grandad waxes _____ about the steam trains of his childhood.
- aleatory
- lyrical
- meretricious
Show the answer
lyrical: Grandad waxes lyrical about the steam trains of his childhood.