What does lyrical mean?

lyrical means "suitable for or suggestive of singing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lyrical?

lyrical has 3 syllables: lyr-i-cal. The stress falls on "lyr". In IPA it is /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/.

What is another word for lyrical?

Close synonyms include lyric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lyrical a common word?

lyrical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

lyrical — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
suitable for or suggestive of singing
Similarmelodious
2.
expressing deep emotion
“the dancer's lyrical performance”
Synonymslyric
Similaremotional

Questions about lyrical

What does lyrical mean?: lyrical means "suitable for or suggestive of singing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in lyrical?

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