different between songlike vs lilting
songlike
English
Etymology
song +? -like
Adjective
songlike (not comparable)
- Resembling a song
- a songlike adagio
songlike From the web:
- what is a songlike poem that
lilting
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?lt??/
- Rhymes: -?lt??
Adjective
lilting (not comparable)
- Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
Derived terms
- liltingly
Noun
lilting (countable and uncountable, plural liltings)
- A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.
- Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.
- Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made lilting a rare art.
- Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.
Derived terms
- liltingness
See also
- turlute
Verb
lilting
- present participle of lilt
Anagrams
- TILLING, tilling
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