singability

5.1

How easy and pleasant a song or tune is to sing

noun
/ˌsɪŋəˈbɪləti/

: cantanilidad

Songs with high singability are often more popular with audiences.

Examples

Six criteria that help when choosing individual pieces are text, singability, form, part-writing, accompaniment, and pedagogical implications.

Academic text (2000)
The singability of that song makes it a favorite at karaoke nights.
Singability

Academic text (2000)
Other melodic characteristics also contribute to a selection's singability.

Academic text (2000)
The composer emphasized singability to ensure the choir could perform it easily.

Synonyms

lyricism

vssingability

Literature

4 7.5

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

focuses on ease and pleasantness in vocal performance rather than emotion

songfulness

vssingability

Literature

8.1

A pleasant sound that makes music easy to sing

focuses specifically on how easy and pleasant it is to vocalize

lyricality

vssingability

Literature

9.1

A quality that makes words or music sound like a song

emphasizes practical ease and pleasantness in vocal performance

Antonyms

dissonance

Specialized

2 7.7

A harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds often in music

unmelodious

8.0

Not having a pleasant, musical sound

How Singable

ease

304 1.0

singability

5.1

difficulty

651 2.4

Surface Forms

singability singular

singabilities plural

Morphology

singability = singable (transparent) = sing + able + ity

Formed by standard adjective-to-noun derivation from 'singable' with '-ity', a regular and predictable process.

Etymology

Singability starts with the simple word sing and adds the endings -able ('can be') and -ity ('the state of'), the same parts you see in singable and ability. So, singability is the 'can be sung' quality of a song — how easy or pleasant it is to sing.