ballad
noun
any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
balladlike
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a word derived from
ballad.
Example Sentences
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The group played “Movement,” a balladlike piece from the album, though not in a self-contained way: I couldn’t tell where it began and ended.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2015
Not a word of the show is spoken ; it is all sung, with an effect less operatic than balladlike.
From Time Magazine Archive
