Metrical vs Lilting - What's the difference?
metrical | lilting | Related terms |
relating to poetic meter
having a regular rhythm
of or pertaining to measurement
Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
Type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung.
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As adjectives the difference between metrical and lilting
is that metrical is relating to poetic meter while lilting is having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.As a noun lilting is
type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung.As a verb lilting is
present participle of lilt.metrical
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* metrical structureAnagrams
*lilting
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* liltinglyNoun
(-)Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.,
- Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting'. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made ' lilting a rare art.