'Torch song' definitions:
Definition of 'torch song'
(from WordNet)
noun
A popular song concerned with disappointment in love
Definition of 'Torch song'
From: GCIDE
- Torch song \Torch" song`\, n. a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'torch song'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alba,
- anthem,
- art song,
- aubade,
- ballad,
- ballade,
- ballata,
- barcarole,
- blues,
- blues song,
- boat song,
- Brautlied,
- bridal hymn,
- brindisi,
- calypso,
- canso,
- canticle,
- canzone,
- canzonet,
- canzonetta,
- carol,
- cavatina,
- chanson,
- chant,
- chantey,
- Christmas carol,
- croon,
- croon song,
- dirge,
- ditty,
- drinking song,
- epithalamium,
- folk song,
- hymeneal,
- Kunstlied,
- lay,
- Liebeslied,
- lied,
- lilt,
- love song,
- love-lilt,
- matin,
- minstrel song,
- minstrelsy,
- national anthem,
- prothalamium,
- serena,
- serenade,
- serenata,
- song,
- theme song,
- Volkslied,
- war song,
- wedding song