A rhapsody is a piece of music which has an irregular form and is full of feeling.
...George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue.
rhapsody in British English
(ˈræpsədɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-dies
1. music
a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character
2.
an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm
3.
(in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist
4.
a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style
5.
rapturous delight or ecstasy
6. obsolete
a medley
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein to sew together + ōidē song
rhapsody in American English
(ˈræpsədi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈrhapsodies
1.
in ancient Greece, a part of an epic poem suitable for a single recitation
2.
any ecstatic or extravagantly enthusiastic utterance in speech or writing
3.
great delight; ecstasy
4. Obsolete
a miscellany
5. Music
an instrumental composition of free, irregular form, suggesting improvisation
Word origin
Fr r(h)apsodie < L rhapsodia < Gr rhapsōidia < rhapsōidos, one who strings songs together, reciter of epic poetry < rhaptein, to stitch together (< IE *werp-, *wrep-, extension of base *wer-, to turn, bend > worm, wrap, ravel) + ōidē, song: see ode
Examples of 'rhapsody' in a sentence
rhapsody
Dancing on tables and all screaming Bohemian Rhapsody in falsetto.