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Definition of Songfulness
1. Noun. The property of being suitable for singing.
Generic synonyms: Musicality, Musicalness
Derivative terms: Lyrical, Songful
Definition of Songfulness
1. Noun. The state or property of being songful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Songfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Songfulness
Literary usage of Songfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"We should not forget, either, that Liszt, in the new departure which followed
his contact with Paganini, approached songfulness, from the hitter's ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"No lyrist has had more genuine songfulness, the last test of the true lyric; in
proof, witness the frequency with which his most familiar poems ha^e been ..."
3. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Gilbert Murray (1897)
"Yet even long afterwards, under the oppression of Verres, they were known for
their cheerfulness and songfulness; and it is probable that the rustic bards ..."
4. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Gilbert Murray (1897)
"Yet even long afterwards, under the oppression of Verres, they were known for
their cheerfulness and songfulness; and it is probable that the rustic bards ..."
5. Robert Herrick: A Biographical and Critical Study by Frederic William Moorman (1910)
"... Shakespeare, Breton and Campion to the next generation of lyrists, we find an
undoubted falling off in spontaneity and pure songfulness. ..."
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