lyrism

[ lir-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. lyricism.

lyrism

/ ˈlɪrɪzəm /

noun

1. the art or technique of playing the lyre
2. a less common word for lyricism

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyrism¹

From the Greek word lyrismós, dating back to 1855–60. See lyre, -ism

Example Sentences

For a hundred thousand francs he promises bursts of lyrism; for fifty thousand he will be enthusiastic only.

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Prophecy, says M. Albert Rville, is to religion what lyrism is to poetry.

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For lyric savagery and savage lyrism these Chansons des Gueux have no counterpart, so far as I know, in modern literature.

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The purely human reality is capable of lyrism but not of abstraction.

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