| Main Entry: | hymn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious song |
Synonyms: |
alleluia, aria, canticle, carol, chant, choral, chorale, descant, ditty, evensong, hallelujah, hosanna, laud, lay, lied, littany, ode, oratorio, paean, psalm, shout, song of praise, worship song |
| Main Entry: | lyric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | musical |
Synonyms: |
choral, coloratura, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, poetic, songful, songlike, tuneful |
| Main Entry: | lyrical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | musical |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, blending, chiming, choral, dulcet, emotional, euphonious, expressive, harmonious, lilting, melodic, melodious, operatic, orchestral, passionate, pleasing, poetic, rhapsodic, rhythmic, songful, songlike, soulful, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuneful |
| Main Entry: | musical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmonic, lyrical |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, blending, chiming, choral, consonant, dulcet, euphonious, harmonious, lilting, mellow, melodic, melodious, operatic, orchestral, pleasing, rhythmic, silvery, songful, sweet, sweet-sounding, symphonic, symphonious, tuned, tuneful, vocal |
Antonyms: |
cacophonous, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmusical |
| Main Entry: | vocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoken |
Synonyms: |
articulate, articulated, choral, expressed, intonated, lyric, modulated, operatic, oral, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, singing, sonant, sung, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized, voiced, vowel |
Antonyms: |
written |
| Main Entry: | a cappella |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | without instruments |
Synonyms: |
choral, without accompaniment |
| Main Entry: | sonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vocal |
Synonyms: |
articulate, articulated, choral, expressed, intonated, lyric, modulated, operatic, oral, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, singing, spoken, sung, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized, voiced, vowel |