'Rhapsody' definitions:
Definition of 'rhapsody'
From: WordNet
noun
An epic poem adapted for recitation
Definition of 'Rhapsody'
From: GCIDE
- Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. Rhapsodies. [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist; "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See Ode.]
- 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words." --Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies." [1913 Webster] Rhatany
Synonyms of 'rhapsody'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- classic,
- classical music,
- concert music,
- concertino,
- concerto,
- concerto grosso,
- drool,
- fustian,
- heaven,
- highfalutin,
- lexiphanicism,
- longhair music,
- rant,
- rapture,
- rave,
- rhapsodize,
- rhetoric,
- rodomontade,
- semiclassical music,
- seventh heaven,
- sinfonietta,
- symphonia,
- symphonic music,
- symphonic ode,
- symphony,
- tone poem,
- transport