songworthy
songworthy adjective: worthy of song or of being sung.
Adjective
songworthy (comparative more songworthy, superlative most songworthy)
- Worthy of song or of being sung.
- That he comes up a shade self-pitying (he still goes barefoot) is reconciled only by the fact that he's made the subject songworthy this late in his career.1999, Tim Riley, Hard rain: a Dylan commentary
- Worthy of being sung about.
- [...] which contains this truly beautiful description of a thoroughly successful life as imagined by a Greek: "That man is happy and songworthy by the skilled, who, victorious by might of hand or vigour of foot, achieves the greatest prizes with daring and with strength; [...]1873, John Addington Symonds, Studies of the Greek poets: Volume 1
Forms of songworthy
| comparative | more songworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most songworthy |
Origin of songworthy
From song + -worthy.
Questions about songworthy
- What does songworthy mean?
- Songworthy means worthy of song or of being sung.
- What part of speech is songworthy?
- Songworthy is an adjective.
Words near songworthy in the dictionary
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