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lyricism

[ lir-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. lyric character or style, as in poetry.
  2. lyric feeling; enthusiasm, especially when unrestrained or exaggerated.


lyricism

/ ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

  1. the quality or style of lyric poetry
  2. emotional or enthusiastic outpouring


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Other Words From

  • non·lyri·cism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lyricism1

First recorded in 1750–60; lyric + -ism

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Example Sentences

Cantonese, with its individual characters, also forces rappers to adopt a staccato lyricism.

His music bled menace and lust, but also tenderness and vulnerability and an overpowering romantic lyricism.

For sheer lyricism, that single shot is hard to beat—a one-man answer to the home-foreclosures crisis.

Lyricism in France is a new faculty; I believe that the education of the Jesuits has been a considerable misfortune to letters.

His descriptive lyricism, instead of imparting a grandeur to his subject, diminishes it; instead of refining it, renders it petty.

Phrases of an apparent intensity and lyricism are negated by frivolous and tinkling passage-work.

But the fact remains that there is no such thing as dramatic poetry, for the essence of all poetry is its lyricism.

With a lyricism that is as convincing as it is authentic, you feel that there is a certain underlying spirit of resignation.

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