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Definition of lyric : 1. A composer of lyric poems.
2. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.
3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; - used chiefly in the plural.
4. Alt. of Lyrical
5. The words of a song.

Synonyms:

run-in, emotional, voice communication, speech communication, actor's line, wrangle, spoken language, speech, oral communication, nomenclature, words, lyric poem, coloratura, poetical, linguistic communication, quarrel, spoken communication, row, language, libretto, lyrical, linguistic process, dustup, terminology

concert, arrangement, ballad, air, ballet, hymn, chorus, psalm, carol, composition, music, ditty, lullaby, instrumental, quartet, bebop, tune, melody, syncopation, score, harmony, symphony, jazz, song, blues, sonata, concerto, aria, vocalization, serenade

heroic, pastoral, poetic, idyllic, epic

jingle, sonnet, canto, limerick, ode, haiku, verse, idyll, rhyme, poem, poetry, chanson

musical, melodic, symphonic, syncopated, vocal, harmonious

Usage examples:

• There has never been a good play that was not lyric as well as dramatic. - "Browning and the Dramatic Monologue", S. S. Curry.
• Ordinary as they were, they were a love- lyric to his ears. - "There was a King in Egypt", Norma Lorimer.
• A volume possessing range and variety, together with a lyric quality which distinguishes this poet, who ranks among the foremost American writers. - "Sea Poems", Cale Young Rice.