songlike

adjective

Definition of songlikenext
as in rhythmical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songlike
  1. rhythmic
  2. lyrical
  3. lyric
  4. songful
  5. lilting
  6. harmonic
  7. orchestral
  8. polyphonic
Adjective
  • The soundtrack has very rhythmic sound comments – Chemical Brothers style – and not many melodies.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Sometimes a sketch lives or dies because of some rhythmic alchemy.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of rhythmic
Adjective
  • Dancers ages 2 years and up will perform dance routines in tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop while telling the story of Aladdin.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Her voice is strong and lyrical, laden with purpose.
    Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of lyrical
Adjective
  • As early as 1992, MacColl was performing the song with the same lyric change.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The lyric reworks are basically telling people how to use the Cologuard test, then it gets screened.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of lyric
Adjective
  • In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Definition of songful
Adjective
  • Midnight Anthem and Meadow Brothers Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook Two Connecticut folk/Americana acts, the trio Midnight Anthem and the duo The Meadows Brothers, join for a lilting local concert at The Kate in Old Saybrook.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This lilting ballad transports us back to Mexico’s golden era of stately heartbreak songs, amplified by Becky’s astute production choices, which combine a retro melodic sensibility with the benefits of digital wizardry.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of lilting
Adjective
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art is, in these darkest days of midwinter, one of the city’s spiritual hot spots, thanks to the harmonic convergence of two outstanding and very different exhibitions, both closing soon.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • However, the bass beats didn't produce a harmonic signal, which was surprising since those beats were better synchronized with the actual musical beats than Tepp's jumping motions.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Mar. 2024
Definition of harmonic
Adjective
  • In October, Grande premiered several orchestral live performance videos of the album’s song that showcased the singer alongside a 10-piece band.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
  • On an orchestral track like the opening scene to John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the instruments sound vibrant and full.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of orchestral
Adjective
  • At its heart is the creation of new vocal datasets, polyphonic AI models capable of blending human and machine voices, pulling audiences into an immersive, participatory experience.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Everything [in Georgia] symbolizes wine—like the architecture of the medieval century, like churches, even Georgian polyphonic singing, which reminds me of the curly vines.
    Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of polyphonic
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