lyricism

[ lir-uh-siz-uhm ]

/ ˈlɪr əˌsɪz əm /

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noun

lyric character or style, as in poetry.

lyric feeling; enthusiasm, especially when unrestrained or exaggerated.

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Origin of lyricism

First recorded in 1750–60; lyric + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM lyricism

non·lyr·i·cism, noun

Words nearby lyricism

lyrebird, lyre-form sofa, lyre snake, lyric, lyrical, lyricism, lyricist, lyricize, Lyrids, lyriform, lyrism

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Cantonese, with its individual characters, also forces rappers to adopt a staccato lyricism.
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His music bled menace and lust, but also tenderness and vulnerability and an overpowering romantic lyricism.
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For sheer lyricism, that single shot is hard to beat—a one-man answer to the home-foreclosures crisis.
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Lyricism in France is a new faculty; I believe that the education of the Jesuits has been a considerable misfortune to letters.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert

His descriptive lyricism, instead of imparting a grandeur to his subject, diminishes it; instead of refining it, renders it petty.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various
Phrases of an apparent intensity and lyricism are negated by frivolous and tinkling passage-work.
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But the fact remains that there is no such thing as dramatic poetry, for the essence of all poetry is its lyricism.
The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell
With a lyricism that is as convincing as it is authentic, you feel that there is a certain underlying spirit of resignation.
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British Dictionary definitions for lyricism

lyricism

/ (ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

the quality or style of lyric poetry

emotional or enthusiastic outpouring

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