rhapsody

noun

rhap·so·dy ˈrap-sə-dē How to pronounce rhapsody (audio)

plural rhapsodies

: a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation

archaic : a miscellaneous collection

a(1)

: a highly emotional utterance

(2)

: a highly emotional literary work

(3)

: effusively rapturous or extravagant discourse

: rapture, ecstasy

: a musical composition of irregular form having an improvisatory character

Synonyms

cloud nine
ecstasy
elatedness
elation
euphoria
exhilaration
heaven
high
intoxication
paradise
rapture
seventh heaven
swoon
transport

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

The mayor launched into a long rhapsody about his plans for the city. listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening

Recent Examples on the Web Thump: Now that’s a New York rhapsody if there ever was one.

Mark Jacobson, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 He’s perhaps most famous (and lauded) for films like the Patricia Highsmith adaptation Carol or Far From Heaven, his rhapsody on the themes of Douglas Sirk.

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2021 There was rhapsody in these musical seductions — and the calculation that the way to theater lovers’ hearts was through their cast albums.

Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 Following a bellowing sax solo during the sixth movement, the symphony’s brass and strings cascade in lilting rhapsody.

Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2021 Houellebecq harbors Balzacian ambitions as well as Lovecraftian rhapsodies.

Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2020 Khatia Buniatishvili, a French-Georgian pianist, recalled hearing Ms Argerich’s performance of a Brahms rhapsody in a piece for the New York Times in 2017.

E.h., The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 Which brings Jepsen to an impassioned rhapsody on a favorite hairstyle: the mullet.

Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 18 July 2019 This generally tranquil, pastoral rhapsody was sincerely played by the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, with notable contributions from oboist Carol Rothrock and flutist Joey Payton.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin rhapsodia, from Greek rhapsōidia recitation of selections from epic poetry, rhapsody, from rhapsōidos rhapsodist, from rhaptein to sew, stitch together + aidein to sing — more at ode

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	rhapsodies
释义	rhapsody noun rhap·so·dy ˈrap-sə-dē plural rhapsodies 1 : a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation 2 archaic : a miscellaneous collection 3 a(1) : a highly emotional utterance (2) : a highly emotional literary work (3) : effusively rapturous or extravagant discourse b : rapture, ecstasy 4 : a musical composition of irregular form having an improvisatory character Synonyms cloud nine ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration heaven high intoxication paradise rapture seventh heaven swoon transport See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The mayor launched into a long rhapsody about his plans for the city. listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening Recent Examples on the Web Thump: Now that’s a New York rhapsody if there ever was one. Mark Jacobson, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 He’s perhaps most famous (and lauded) for films like the Patricia Highsmith adaptation Carol or Far From Heaven, his rhapsody on the themes of Douglas Sirk. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2021 There was rhapsody in these musical seductions — and the calculation that the way to theater lovers’ hearts was through their cast albums. Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 Following a bellowing sax solo during the sixth movement, the symphony’s brass and strings cascade in lilting rhapsody. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2021 Houellebecq harbors Balzacian ambitions as well as Lovecraftian rhapsodies. Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2020 Khatia Buniatishvili, a French-Georgian pianist, recalled hearing Ms Argerich’s performance of a Brahms rhapsody in a piece for the New York Times in 2017. E.h., The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 Which brings Jepsen to an impassioned rhapsody on a favorite hairstyle: the mullet. Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 18 July 2019 This generally tranquil, pastoral rhapsody was sincerely played by the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, with notable contributions from oboist Carol Rothrock and flutist Joey Payton. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019 See More Word History Etymology Latin rhapsodia, from Greek rhapsōidia recitation of selections from epic poetry, rhapsody, from rhapsōidos rhapsodist, from rhaptein to sew, stitch together + aidein to sing — more at ode First Known Use 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1 rhapsodies noun plural of rhapsody as in ecstasies a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion listening to Mozart always left him in a rhapsody that lingered for the remainder of the evening Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ecstasies joys raptures pleasures frenzies blisses trances elations heavens intoxications delights swoons exhilarations glees transports paradises reveries highs exaltations passions felicities cloud nine fervors seventh heaven euphorias exuberances gaieties inspirations jubilations enchantments gayeties cheers jubilances Antonyms & Near Antonyms depressions woes miseries blues melancholies glooms dejections despairs dumps desolations doldrums mopes despondencies disheartenments See More
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