balladry

[ bal-uh-dree ]

noun

1. ballad poetry.
2. the composing, playing, or singing of ballads.

balladry

/ ˈbælədrɪ /

noun

1. ballad poetry or songs
2. the art of writing, composing, or performing ballads

Word History and Origins

Origin of balladry¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ballad + -ry

Example Sentences

There is a looseness and lushness, a romanticism and balladry, in the work, that is not quite characteristic.

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The one introduced him to the study of British balladry, the other led him to the classic groves of Horace.

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Yet, potentially, Una Golden was as glowing as any princess of balladry.

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The "Corsair" overture has not the wild, rich balladry of that of the "Flying Dutchman," perhaps.

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The ghastly heads were set up on pikes over the castle gates (yetts), as Scotch balladry well remembers.

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Related Words

• verse