| Main Entry: | lilt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | song |
Synonyms: |
air, intonation, movement, refrain, tune |
| Main Entry: | cadence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm |
Synonyms: |
accent, beat, count, inflection, intonation, lilt, measure, meter, modulation, pulse, rhythmus, swing, tempo, throb |
| Main Entry: | chant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chorus of song |
Synonyms: |
carol, croon, hymn, incantation, intonation, lilt, mantra, melody, psalm, shout, singing, song, trill, tune, warble |
| Main Entry: | chirp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | peep, cheep |
Synonyms: |
call, chip, chipper, chirrup, lilt, pipe, purl, quaver, roll, sing, sound, trill, tweedle, tweet, twitter, warble |
| Main Entry: | meter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm, beat |
Synonyms: |
cadence, cadency, feet, lilt, measure, mora, music, pattern, poetry, rhyme, structure, swing |
| Main Entry: | rhythm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beat, accent of sound, music |
Synonyms: |
bounce, cadence, cadency, downbeat, flow, lilt, measure, meter, metre, movement, pattern, periodicity, pulse, regularity, rhyme, rise and fall, swing, tempo, time, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moving back and forth |
Synonyms: |
beat, cadence, cadency, fluctuation, lilt, measure, meter, motion, oscillation, rhythm, stroke, sway, swaying, tempo, undulation, vibration |
| Main Entry: | liveliness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit |
Synonyms: |
activity, alacrity, animation, brio, briskness, effervescence, esprit, lilt, pep, sparkle, sprightliness, tittup, vim, vivacity |
Antonyms: |
dispiritedness |