[lir-ik] 
| 1. | (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and esp. the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry. |
| 2. | pertaining to or writing lyric poetry: a lyric poet. |
| 3. | characterized by or expressing spontaneous, direct feeling: a lyric song; lyric writing. |
| 4. | pertaining to, rendered by, or employing singing. |
| 5. | (of a voice) relatively light of volume and modest in range: a lyric soprano. |
| 6. | pertaining, adapted, or sung to the lyre, or composing poems to be sung to the lyre: ancient Greek lyric odes. |
| 7. | a lyric poem. |
| 8. | Often, lyrics. the words of a song. |
| lyr·i·cal (lĭr'ĭ-kəl) adj.
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