n.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French lyrique, from Latin lyricus, from Greek lyrikos, from lyra
Date: 1567
1 a : suitable for singing to the lyre or for being set to music and sung b : of, relating to, or being drama set to music especially : OPERATIC < lyric stage>
2 a : expressing direct usually intense personal emotion especially in a manner suggestive of song < lyric poetry> b : EXUBERANT , RHAPSODIC
3 of an opera singer : having a light voice and a melodic style ― compare DRAMATIC