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lyricism

/lˈɪɹɪsˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
lyri-cism
IPA
/lˈɪɹɪsˌɪzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Great enthusiasm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The emotional style of lyric poetry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Suitability to be sung or used as lyrics.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English lyricism From lyric + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lyricisms (plural)

Synonyms

lyricality songfulness

Questions

How do you pronounce lyricism?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪɹɪsˌɪzəm/.
What does lyricism mean?
Great enthusiasm.
Where does lyricism come from?
Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English lyricism From lyric + -ism.

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