Definitions of lilt [ɪlt]

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Definition of 'lilt'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) lilt
rhythmic swing or cadence.

2. lilt
a lilting song or tune.

3. (v.t.) lilt
to sing or play in a light or rhythmic manner.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME lulte)

Definition of 'lilt'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) lilt, swing
a jaunty rhythm in music

2. (verb) lilt
articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

Definition of 'lilt'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) lilt
animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness

2. (noun) lilt
a lively song or dance; a cheerful tune

3. (verb) lilt
to do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip, fly, or hop

4. (verb) lilt
to sing cheerfully

5. (verb) lilt
to utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with spirit and liveliness

Translation of 'lilt'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (a tune etc with) a strong rhythm.
Afrikaans: vrolike deuntjie, ritme	Arabic: أغنِيَه ذات إيقاع	Bulgarian: ритъм
Brazilian: ritmo	Czech: rytmus,švih	German: fröhliche Weise
Danish: melodisk tonefald	Greek: ρυθμικός κυματισμός, δυνα	Spanish: melodía, ritmo
Estonian: hoogne rütm	Farsi: جهش یا حرکت فنری	Finnish: rytmikäs sävel
French: rythme, cadence	Hebrew: שִׁיר קִצבִּי	Hindi: वाणी का उतार-चढा़व
Croatian: vedra pjesma	Hungarian: ritmus, lejtés	Indonesian: irama
Icelandic: léttur taktfastur söngur/	Italian: (ritmo vivace)	Japanese: 活発なリズム
Korean: 경쾌하고 활발한 가락	Lithuanian: smagi melodija, ritmas	Latvian: (runas, dziesmas) ritms
Malay: nada	Dutch: deuntje	Norwegian: sang med fast rytme
Polish: rytm	Persian: جهش یا حرکت فنری	Pashto: د فنر خوځښت يا حركت
Portuguese: ritmo	Romanian: ritm, cadenţă	Russian: подчёркнутый ритм
Slovak: rytmus	Slovenian: ritem, kadenca	Serbian: radosna pesma
Swedish: melodi, trall, rytm	Thai: เพลงที่มีจังหวะชัดเจน	Turkish: oynaklık, kıvraklık
Taiwanese: 節奏輕快，節奏輕快的旋律	Ukrainian: ритм	Urdu: چنچل لے
Vietnamese: nhịp điệu nhịp nhàng	Chinese: 轻快旋律，轻快活泼的调子
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