I. lyr‧ic1 /ˈlɪrɪk/
adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: lyrique 'of a lyre', from Latin, from Greek, from lyra; ⇒ lyre]
expressing strong personal emotions such as love, in a way that is similar to music in its sounds and
rhythm:
Wordsworth was one of the greatest lyric poets of his time. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. lyric2 noun1. lyrics [plural] the words of a song:
He wrote some great music, but the lyrics weren’t that good.2. (
also ˌlyric ˈpoem)
[countable] technical a poem, usually a short one, written in a lyric style
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲