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# lyrical

adjective (lyrical, more lyrical, most lyrical)

«lyrical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Beautiful and full of feeling, like a song or a poem: «a lyrical description of the sea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#m1)
2. (music, poetry) Song-like, smooth and expressive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#m2)
3. (idiom) «wax lyrical» means to talk about something with great enthusiasm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, «lyrical» praises writing that sounds musical and expresses feelings. In music, a lyrical tune is smooth and singing. The phrase «wax lyrical about something» means to talk on and on happily about it. Do not confuse with «lyrics» (the words of a song).

### Examples

- The author's lyrical writing makes you see the hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x1)
- The violin played a slow, lyrical tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x2)
- Grandpa waxed lyrical about the football team he played for. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x3)
- Her poem was gentle and lyrical. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x4)
- The film had lyrical shots of the sea at sunset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x5)
- Mum always waxes lyrical about Irish soda bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x6)
- The teacher called my description of autumn «quite lyrical». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x7)
- A lyrical song is easy to sing along to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/#x8)

### Note

Adjective made from «lyric» + «-al». Adverb: «lyrically». «Wax» here is an old verb meaning «grow» or «become», not candle wax. Not a maths word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lyrical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lyrical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lyrical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lyrical.html) on Mova free.