lyrism

[ lir-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈlɪr ɪz əm /

lyricism.

Origin of lyrism

From the Greek word lyrismós, dating back to 1855–60. See lyre, -ism

lyricism, lyricist, lyricize, lyrids, lyriform, lyrism, lyrist, lys, lys-, lysander, lysandra

For a hundred thousand francs he promises bursts of lyrism; for fifty thousand he will be enthusiastic only.

Other People's Money |Emile Gaboriau
Prophecy, says M. Albert Rville, is to religion what lyrism is to poetry.

The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study |Jean-Marie Guyau
The purely human reality is capable of lyrism but not of abstraction.

Chance |Joseph Conrad

lyrism

/ (ˈlɪrɪzəm) /

the art or technique of playing the lyre

a less common word for lyricism