songful
songful adjective: disposed or able to sing; melodious.
Adjective
songful (comparative more songful, superlative most songful)
- Disposed or able to sing; melodious
- Tending toward, or having the character of, song
- But all this attention to Mr. Hamelin’s technical command should not be taken to imply any deficiency in more songful or lyrical moments.2007 June 17, The New York Times, “While Lyrical Moments Abound, Tension Sometimes Simmers”, in New York Times
Noun
songful (plural not attested)
- An amount expressed in a song.
- ...just as the gondolieri have the useful thought that they will be able to run their kingdom on exemplary egalitarian lines as a compensation for the unrepublican activity of kingship ('For Every One Who Feels Inclined'), as they set off for Barataria to a songful of good advice from their new...1989, Kurt Gänzl, Andrew Lamb, Gänzl's book of the musical theatre, page 67
- “Trouble” is a songful of words, and Patinkin delivered each and every one of them.2003, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook 2001-2002: A Relevant and Irreverent Record
Synonyms of songful
Forms of songful
| comparative | more songful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most songful |
Origin of songful
From Middle English songful, equivalent to song + -ful.
From song + -ful.
Words formed from songful
Questions about songful
- What does songful mean?
- Songful means disposed or able to sing; melodious.
- What part of speech is songful?
- Songful can be an adjective or a noun.
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