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catchiness

  • a word derived from catchy.
    catchy
    adjective
    pleasing and easily remembered.

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But the album lacked the catchiness, melodicism and fire of their early work.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Last summer, you probably sang "Good Luck Babe!" at every festival Chappell Roan headlined or cursed Sabrina Carpenter for the catchiness of "Espresso."

From Salon Jan. 27, 2025

“Carnelian” uses this catchiness to address society’s impulse to self-soothe through cheap hits of social media.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2023

Other notable rappers, including Drake, Meek Mill and Soulja Boy, seized onto the sheer catchiness of “Versace,” recording their own versions of the song.

From Washington Post Nov. 1, 2022

The gift of adding art to catchiness is a great one.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes