"lyrical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lyrical.wav Forms: more lyrical [comparative], most lyrical [superlative]
Etymology: From lyric + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lyric|-al}} lyric + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} lyrical (comparative more lyrical, superlative most lyrical)
  1. Appropriate for or suggestive of singing. Translations (appropriate for or suggestive of singing): lyyrinen (Finnish), liriciúil (Irish), liriceach (Irish), lírico [masculine] (Portuguese), lyrisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lyrical-en-adj-ztoNSALI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'appropriate for or suggestive of singing': 99 1
  2. Expressive of emotion. Translations (expressive of emotion): lyyrinen (Finnish), lyrisch (German), liriciúil (Irish), liriceach (Irish), lyrisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lyrical-en-adj-dpbfqLHT Disambiguation of 'expressive of emotion': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lyrical dissonance, lyrical I, lyricality, lyrically, wax lyrical Related terms: lyric
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      "sense": "appropriate for or suggestive of singing",
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