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🎶 Musical quality 💖 Strong feeling
lyricism

lyricism

1 7.8
A passionate way of speaking or writing that feels too much
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪrɪsɪzəm/
translation icon : exageración
  • His poetry is filled with lyricism that captures deep emotions and vivid imagery.

Examples

  • Whatever that name lacked in lyricism, it made up for in geographic clarity.

    Blog text (13)

  • It seems to me that she is afraid to risk pure lyricism and rather shy of ideas.

  • He's one of the dopest dudes at it, and no one matches his lyricism in my opinion.

    Blog text (30)

  • Victorian poets' unwillingness to embrace a confessional model of lyricism that reveals private sentiment is particularly evident.

    Academic text (2017)

  • But, as in ice-skating, the jumps were only part of it, and to receive plaudits from anyone, you had also to play with imagination, daring, and lyricism.

    Academic text (1996)

  • One of the more profound and best-known freethinking artists, Ani DiFranco, has recently released a beautiful album, Educated Guess, comprised of penetrating, often deeply rational lyricism.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Many musicians are known for their powerful lyricism, expressing their feelings and thoughts through lyrics.

  • The film is celebrated for its stunning lyricism, conveying joy and sorrow in a beautifully exaggerated manner.

Synonyms

schmaltz
vslyricism
4 9.5

An overly emotional style in art like songs or films

is more about unrestrained enthusiastic feeling rather than sentimental sweetness
overexpression
vslyricism
6.7

Showing feelings or opinions too strongly so they seem not sincere

is specifically an unrestrained enthusiastic expression of feeling

How Enthusiastic

lyricism
1 7.8
fervor
  • US
34 6.3
enthusiasm
288 2.2
indifference
71 4.6

Surface Forms

lyricism singular
lyricisms plural

Morphology

lyricism = lyric (semi-transparent) = lyric + ism

The sense extends 'lyric' to a more generalized or exaggerated expressive quality, which is related but not strictly the literal 'suitable for singing' meaning.

Etymology

Lyricism comes from lyric, from songs played on a lyre, a small harp, so think 'song'. Because songs often show strong feeling, lyricism can also mean warm, open, or even over-the-top emotion in speech or writing.