ballad

noun/ˈbæləd/

Frequency rank: #8,360 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A slow, romantic song or a poem that tells a story.

Illustration for the English word “ballad”

Example sentence

The folk singer performed a sad ballad about lost love that moved the entire audience to tears.

Synonyms & related words

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