songful

[ sawng-fuhl, song- ]

adjective

1. abounding in song; melodious.

songful

/ ˈsɒŋfʊl /

adjective

1. tuneful; melodious

Derived Forms

• ˈsongfulness, noun
• ˈsongfully, adverb

Other Words From

• songful·ly adverb
• songful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of songful¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; song, -ful

Example Sentences

Harper moved to New York in 1966, when he was 23, and began turning heads with the piercing and songful cry of his saxophone.

From New York Times

For all that techno-drama, it wound up being Mitchell who took the early, demonstrative lead in improvising — with some fluid, songful passages that added a depth of lyricism to the boisterous material for Signal.

From New York Times

But the sublimity of Soper’s songful material needs no great explication — just check out her setting of Yeats’s “For Anne Gregory” in “Fragments.”

From New York Times

The vocal writing can be declarative and songful at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times

The pun built into the title gets that doubleness just right: “Hymn” is a songful celebration yet also an accusation.

From New York Times

Related Words

• choral
• emotional
• expressive
• lilting
• melodic
• operatic
• passionate
• rhapsodic
• rhythmic
• soulful