harp vs lyre
lyre vs harpharp and lyre both are nouns.
harp is a verb but lyre is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| harp | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lyre | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lyre is a hyponym of
harp; that is, lyre is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
harp:
- harp: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
- lyre: a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
| harp (noun) | lyre (noun) |
|---|---|
| a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers | a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment |
| a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | |
| a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole |
| harp (verb) | lyre (verb) |
|---|---|
| come back to | |
| play the harp |
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