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songfulness

songfulness

8.1
A pleasant sound that makes music easy to sing
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔŋfəlnəs/
  • Literature
translation icon : cualidad melódica
  • The songfulness of her voice captivated everyone in the room.

Examples

  • The songfulness of the melody made it a favorite among folk singers.

  • Many composers aim for a sense of songfulness in their choral works.

  • Critics praised the songfulness of her poetry, noting its natural rhythm and cadence.

  • His songfulness made the performance unforgettable.

  • Critics praised the songfulness of her poetry, noting its natural rhythm and cadence.

  • Many composers aim for a sense of songfulness in their choral works.

  • The songfulness of the melody made it a favorite among folk singers.

Synonyms

musicality
vssongfulness
5 5.5

A strong sense of music and rhythm that makes speech or movement pleasant

is narrower, focusing on suitability for vocal performance or melody
lyricism
vssongfulness
  • Literature
4 7.5

A quality of writing or music that sounds like singing and shows strong feeling

is more generally about being fit for singing rather than emotion
euphony
vssongfulness
  • Literature
1 8.6

A sound that is pleasant when words or music fit together smoothly

is more about fit for vocal performance and melodic quality
singability
vssongfulness
5.1

How easy and pleasant a song or tune is to sing

is about being suitable for vocal performance or having melodic character
lyricality
vssongfulness
  • Literature
9.1

A quality that makes words or music sound like a song

is about general suitability for singing rather than poetic focus
melodiousness
vssongfulness
5.9

A pleasant musical sound that is easy to enjoy

adds the idea of being appropriate for singing as well
tunefulness
vssongfulness
4.6

A pleasant musical sound or melody

also implies suitability for performance beyond just pleasant melody
musicalness
vssongfulness
6.5

A quality that makes a voice or sound like music

specifically concerns being appropriate for singing or melodic character

How Melodious

songfulness
  • Literature
8.1
musicality
5 5.5
tuneless
1 5.3

Surface Forms

songfulness singular
songfulnesses plural

Morphology

songfulness = songful (transparent) = song + ful + ness

The noun is formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'songful', which itself is transparently 'song' + '-ful'.

Etymology

The word songfulness comes from the simple word song and the endings -ful, like in joyful or helpful, meaning 'full of', and -ness meaning 'the quality or state of'. So, songfulness is being 'full of song' or having a pleasant singing sound.