LYRIC
What does "LYRIC" mean?
The words of a song; or a short poem expressing personal emotion.
Meanings
- The words of a song (often plural, 'lyrics'). Nobody at the karaoke bar knew the second verse's lyrics.
- A short poem expressing the poet's personal feelings, traditionally song-like. The collection opens with a lyric on a single morning. formal
- Expressing direct personal emotion in a song-like way; melodious. Her prose has a lyric, almost musical rhythm.
Did you know?
- Every song 'lyric' is named after a piece of furniture for the ears: the word comes from the Greek 'lyra', the harp-like lyre, because lyric poetry was literally meant to be sung while someone plucked one.
Word origin
From Greek 'lyrikos', 'singing to the lyre', from 'lyra', the stringed instrument; lyric poetry was originally verse meant to be sung to lyre accompaniment.
Remember it
LYRIC = words for the LYRE. The 'LYR' is the instrument the song was first sung to.
A little poem
The lyre is dust, the singer long unstrung,
yet every chorus you cannot stop humming
still plucks one string that nobody can see.
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Wordplay
- I forgot the lyrics on stage, so I just played it by ear. Turns out that's where the words were supposed to go anyway.
What it teaches
A lyric is feeling that learned to keep time; emotion lasts longest when it agrees to a shape.
Quick facts
What does LYRIC mean?
The words of a song; or a short poem expressing personal emotion.
Is LYRIC a valid word?
Yes — LYRIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LYRIC?
LYRIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LYRIC come from?
From Greek 'lyrikos', 'singing to the lyre', from 'lyra', the stringed instrument; lyric poetry was originally verse meant to be sung to lyre accompaniment.
What can LYRIC teach us?
A lyric is feeling that learned to keep time; emotion lasts longest when it agrees to a shape.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.