lyricism

[ lir-uh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˈlɪr əˌsɪz əm /

lyric character or style, as in poetry.

lyric feeling; enthusiasm, especially when unrestrained or exaggerated.

Origin of lyricism

First recorded in 1750–60; lyric + -ism

non·lyr·i·cism, noun

The whole book is of a kind almost unknown in a time when lyricism has become abstract and impersonal.

The Cutting of an Agate |William Butler Yeats
He was the master of the nuance, and the nuance was his lyricism, his special gift, his genius.

Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley
We are grateful for his lyricism and for his exquisite goldsmithery.

Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley
Lyricism in France is a new faculty; I believe that the education of the Jesuits has been a considerable misfortune to letters.

Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 |Gustave Flaubert

Phrases of an apparent intensity and lyricism are negated by frivolous and tinkling passage-work.

Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld

lyricism

/ (ˈlɪrɪˌsɪzəm) /

the quality or style of lyric poetry

emotional or enthusiastic outpouring