lyric

nouns

the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
"his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
language, lyric, words
is derived from
lyricist
a short poem of songlike quality
lyric, lyric poem

verbs

write lyrics for (a song)
lyric
domain category
literature in metrical form
poesy, poetry, verse
is a type of (narrower)
produce a literary work
"She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
compose, indite, pen, write

adjectives

expressing deep emotion
"the dancer's lyrical performance"
lyric, lyrical
used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
"a lyric soprano"
lyric
antonym
dramatic
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
relating to or being musical drama
"the lyric stage"
lyric
pertains to
opera
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
"lyric poetry"
lyric
domain category
literature in metrical form
poesy, poetry, verse