What is another word for lilt?

Pronunciation: [lˈɪlt] (IPA)

Lilt is a musical term used to describe a rhythmic pattern in a song or melody. It is a term associated with a light or jaunty performance. Lilt often expresses a rhythmic and lyrical quality in music that is pleasing to the ear. Some synonyms for lilt include flow, rhythm, melody, musicality, cadence, tune, and harmony. These words are all related to the performance of music and the way it is expressed. Lilt is an important aspect of music, as it adds depth and emotion to a song or melody and can help to convey a specific mood or feeling.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Lilt?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Lilt

Paul whistled a lively lilt.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Man, a've seen him tak a wee laddie on his knee that his ain mither cudna quiet, an' lilt 'Sing a song o' saxpence' till the bit mannie wud be lauchin' like a gude ane, an' pooin' the doctor's beard.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren
That the fisherman's daughter with the Island lilt in her voice-well he recalled it!
"Major Vigoureux"
A. T. Quiller-Couch

Famous quotes with Lilt

  • For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic.
    James Broughton
  • Straight in the arms of the city goes Huck, Down the beckonin' streets of op-po-tunity, Whistling his favorite river-song... And a bad-blind nigger at the piano puts a sinister blooo lilt into that sing-a-long, Huck senses something's wrong!
    Nick Cave
  • Handsome, strong, gay … She felt again the thro and lilt of her blood. She had loved Kameni in that moment. She loved him now. Kameni could take the place that Khay had held in her life. She thought: "We shall be happy together - yes, we shall be happy. We shall live together and take pleasure in each other and we shall have strong, handsome children. There will be busy days full of work … and days of pleasure when we sail on the River...Life will be again as I knew it with Khay...What could I ask more than that? What do I want more than that?"
    Agatha Christie
  • His voice, like a malted milkshake marinated for more than seventy years, has a slightly monotonous lilt - rather like a Hindu chanting Bagavad Gita.
    Jani Allan

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