Lyrical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suitable for or suggestive of singing

expressing deep emotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪɹɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪɹɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪɹɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɪɹɪkəl/.

Examples

the dancer's lyrical performance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lyric

Parts of Speech

adjective	suitable for or suggestive of singing
adjective	expressing deep emotion “the dancer's lyrical performance”

Word Forms

lyricality

noun

the property of being suitable for singing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lyrisch

zum Singen geeignet oder anregend

🇫🇷French

lyrique

adapté ou évocateur du chant

🇪🇸Spanish

lírico

adecuado o sugestivo de cantar

🇮🇹Italian

lirico

adatto o suggestivo per il canto

🇳🇱Dutch

lyrisch

geschikt voor of suggestief voor zingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lírico

adequado ou sugestivo de cantar

🇷🇺Russian

лирический

подходит для пения или наводит на мысль о пении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गेय

गायन के लिए उपयुक्त या सुझाव देने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

গীতিমূলক

গান গাওয়ার জন্য উপযুক্ত বা পরামর্শমূলক

🇮🇳Tamil

பாடல் வரிகள்

பாடுவதற்கு ஏற்றது அல்லது பரிந்துரைக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గీతిక

పాడటానికి తగినది లేదా సూచించేది

🇮🇳Marathi

गीतात्मक

गाण्यासाठी योग्य किंवा सूचक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગીતાત્મક

ગાવા માટે યોગ્ય અથવા સૂચક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾವಗೀತಾತ್ಮಕ

ಹಾಡಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗാനരചന

പാടുന്നതിന് അനുയോജ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੀਤਕਾਰੀ

ਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیت

گانے کے لیے موزوں یا تجویز کرنے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抒情的

适合或暗示唱歌

🇯🇵Japanese

抒情的な

歌うのに適している、または歌うことを示唆する

🇰🇷Korean

서정적인

노래하기에 적합하거나 암시적임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trữ tình

thích hợp cho hoặc gợi ý về ca hát

🇹🇭Thai

โคลงสั้น ๆ

เหมาะหรือเป็นการชี้นำในการร้องเพลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

liris

cocok untuk atau sugestif untuk bernyanyi

🇵🇭Filipino

liriko

angkop o nagpapahiwatig ng pag-awit

🇲🇾Malay

lirik

sesuai untuk atau mencadangkan nyanyian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غنائي

مناسبة للغناء أو توحي به

🇮🇷Persian

غنایی

مناسب یا پیشنهاد آواز

🇹🇷Turkish

lirik

şarkı söylemeye uygun veya şarkı söylemeyi çağrıştıran

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִירִי

מתאים או מרמז על שירה

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