lyric

Adjective

• of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
  • lyric poetry
    

• relating to or being musical drama
  • the lyric stage
    

• used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
  • a lyric soprano
    

• expressing deep emotion
  • the dancer's lyrical performance
    

Noun

• a short poem of songlike quality

• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
  • his compositions always started with the lyrics
    
  • he wrote both words and music
    
  • the song uses colloquial language
    

Verb

• write lyrics for (a song)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lyrical , lyric poem , words , language