Lyric - Definition
lyric
adj 1: expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical
performance" [syn: lyric, lyrical]
2: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and
modest in range; "a lyric soprano" [ant: dramatic]
3: relating to or being musical drama; "the lyric stage"
4: of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion
(often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"
n 1: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his
compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote
both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
[syn: lyric, words, language]
2: a short poem of songlike quality [syn: lyric, lyric poem]
v 1: write lyrics for (a song)