English-Thai Dictionary
ballad
N เพลง ช้า ที่ มี ใจความ บรรยาย ถึง ความรัก เพลง โคลง ที่ มี ใจความ เป็น บรรยาย โวหาร ballade phleng-cha-ti-mee-jai-khwam-ban-yai-thueng-khwam-rak
balladry
N กวีนิพนธ์ บัล ลาด ka-wee-ni-pon-bal-lad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BALLAD
n.A song; originally, a solemn song of praise; but now a meaner kind of popular song.
BALLAD
v.i.To make or sing ballads.
BALLADER
n.A writer of ballads.
BALLAD-MAKER
n.A maker or composer of ballads.
BALLAD-MONGER
n.[See Monger. ] A dealer in writing ballads.
BALLADRY
n.The subject or style of ballads.
BALLAD-SINGER
n.One whose employment is to sing ballads.
BALLAD-STYLE
n.The air or manner of a ballad.
BALLAD-TUNE
n.The tune of a ballad.
BALLAD-WRITER
n.A composer of ballads.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BALLAD
Bal "lad, n. Etym: [OE. balade, OF. balade, F. ballade, fr. Pr. ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It. ballata. See 2d Ball, n., and Ballet. ]
Defn: A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp. , a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
BALLAD
BALLAD Bal "lad, v. i.
Defn: To make or sing ballads. [Obs. ]
BALLAD
BALLAD Bal "lad, v. t.
Defn: To make mention of in ballads. [Obs. ]
BALLADE
Bal *lade ", n. Etym: [See Ballad, n.]
Defn: A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.
BALLADER
BALLADER Bal "lad *er, n.
Defn: A writer of ballads.
BALLAD MONGER
Bal "lad mon `ger. Etym: [See Monger. ]
Defn: A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak.
BALLADRY
Bal "lad *ry, n. Etym: [From Ballad, n. ]
Defn: Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. "Base balladry is so beloved. " Drayton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ballad
bal lad |ˈbaləd ˈbæləd | ▶noun a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture. • a slow sentimental or romantic song. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a light, simple song ): from Old French balade, from Provençal balada ‘dance, song to dance to, ’ from balar ‘to dance, ’ from late Latin ballare (see ball 2 ). The sense ‘narrative poem ’ dates from the mid 18th cent.
ballade
bal lade |bəˈläd bəˈlɑd | ▶noun 1 a poem normally composed of three stanzas and an envoi. The last line of the opening stanza is used as a refrain, and the same rhymes, strictly limited in number, recur throughout. 2 a short, lyrical piece of music, esp. one for piano. ORIGIN late Middle English: earlier spelling and pronunciation of ballad .
balladeer
bal lad eer |ˌbaləˈdi (ə )r ˌbæləˈdɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a singer or composer of ballads.
ballad opera
bal lad op er a |ˈbæləd ˈɑp (ə )rə | ▶noun a theatrical entertainment popular in early 18th -century England, taking the form of a satirical play interspersed with traditional or operatic songs. The best-known example is John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728 ).
balladry
bal lad ry |ˈbalədrē ˈbælədri | ▶noun ballads collectively. • the art of writing or performing ballads.
ballad stanza
bal lad stan za ▶noun a four-line stanza in iambic meter in which the first and third unrhymed lines have four metrical feet and the second and fourth rhyming lines have three metrical feet.
Oxford Dictionary
ballad
bal ¦lad |ˈbaləd | ▶noun 1 a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next. 2 a slow sentimental or romantic song. DERIVATIVES balladist noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a light, simple song ): from Old French balade, from Provençal balada ‘dance, song to dance to ’, from balar ‘to dance ’, from late Latin ballare (see ball 2 ). The sense ‘narrative poem ’ dates from the mid 18th cent.
ballade
ballade |baˈlɑːd | ▶noun 1 a poem consisting of one or more triplets of stanzas with a repeated refrain and an envoi. 2 a piece of music in romantic style with dramatic elements, typically for piano. ORIGIN late Middle English: earlier spelling and pronunciation of ballad .
balladeer
balladeer |ˌbaləˈdɪə | ▶noun a singer or composer of ballads.
ballad opera
bal ¦lad opera ▶noun a theatrical entertainment popular in early 18th -century England, taking the form of a satirical play interspersed with traditional or operatic songs. The best-known example is John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728 ).
balladry
bal |lad ¦ry |ˈbalədri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] ballads collectively. • the art of writing or performing ballads.
ballad stanza
bal lad stan za ▶noun a four-line stanza in iambic meter in which the first and third unrhymed lines have four metrical feet and the second and fourth rhyming lines have three metrical feet.
American Oxford Thesaurus
ballad
ballad noun a ballad sung by Burl Ives: song, folk song, chantey, ditty, canzone; poem, tale, saga.
Oxford Thesaurus
ballad
ballad noun a ballad sung in the pubs of Ireland: song, folk song, shanty, ditty, canzone; poem, tale, saga.
Duden Dictionary
Ballade
Bal la de Substantiv, feminin , die |Ball a de |die Ballade; Genitiv: der Ballade, Plural: die Balladen englisch ballad < altfranzösisch balade = Tanzlied < provenzalisch ballada, zu: balar = tanzen < spätlateinisch ballare, Ball 1 [volkstümliches ] Gedicht, in dem ein handlungsreiches, oft tragisch endendes Geschehen [aus Geschichte, Sage oder Mythologie ] erzählt wird viele Balladen von Goethe sind vertont worden 2 in langsamem oder gemäßigtem Tempo gehaltene Komposition im Bereich von Jazz und Popmusik, die meist die Form eines Liedes, eines Songs hat
balladenhaft
bal la den haft Adjektiv |ball a denhaft |wie eine Ballade gestaltet
Balladenstoff
Bal la den stoff Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ball a denstoff |
balladesk
bal la desk Adjektiv |ballad e sk |balladenhaft
Ballad-Opera
Bal lad-Ope ra , Bal lad ope ra Substantiv, feminin , die Balladopera |ˈbælədˈɔpərə ˈbælədˈɔpərə |die Ballad-Opera; Genitiv: der Ballad-Opera, Plural: die Ballad-Operas die Balladopera; Genitiv: der Balladopera, Plural: die Balladoperas englisch englisches Singspiel des 18. Jahrhunderts mit volkstümlichen Liedern
French Dictionary
ballade
ballade n. f. nom féminin Poème, chanson. : Elle composa de jolies ballades. Note Orthographique ba ll ade, deux l.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
ballad
bal lad /bǽləd /名詞 C 1 バラッド 〘(民間伝承の )物語詩; (それを歌った )民謡 〙.2 (恋や愛などを歌った )バラード, ラブソング .
ballade
bal lade /bælɑ́ːd, bə -/名詞 C 1 物語詩, バラード 〘フランスの一詩体 〙.2 〘楽 〙バラード 〘叙情的な小曲 〙.