rhapsody[noun]Synonyms: bombast, fustian, highfalutin, rant, rhetoric, rodomontade, ecstasy, heaven, rapture, seventh heaven, transport
[verb]Synonyms: enthuse, drool, rave, rhapsodize
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
rhap‧so‧dy /ˈræpsədi/
noun (
plural rhapsodies)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: rhapsodia, from Greek, from rhaptein 'to sew, stitch together' + oide 'song']
1. a piece of music that is written to express emotion, and does not have a regular form:
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue2. formal an expression of eager and excited approval:
The performance was greeted with rhapsodies of praise. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲