| Rhapsody 1. (n.) An enthusiastic expression, often through music or verse; a recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book. 2. (n.) A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. 3. (n.) A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. Thesaurus Entries classic, classical music, concert music, concertino, concerto, concerto grosso, drool, fustian, heaven, highfalutin, lexiphanicism, longhair music, rant, rapture, rave, rhapsodize, rhetoric, rodomontade, semiclassical music, seventh heaven, sinfonietta, symphonia, symphonic music, symphonic ode, symphony, tone poem, transport |