Usually means: Passionate, emotional energy in speech.
Definitions Related words Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
We found 8 dictionaries that define the word hwyl:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. hwyl: Merriam-Webster
  2. hwyl: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hwyl: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hwyl: Wordnik
  5. hwyl: Wiktionary
  6. hwyl: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  7. hwyl: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. Hwyl: World Wide Words

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (hwyl)

▸ noun:  A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.

Similar:
plygain, caterwaul, whillywha, cwtch, wawling, wheetle, howl, cantillation, yodel, wharl, more...

Opposite:
uninspired, unenthusiastic, apathetic, disinterested, unexcited

Types:
pathos, rhetoric, logos, ethos, more...

▸ Words similar to hwyl

▸ Usage examples for hwyl

▸ Idioms related to hwyl

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing hwyl

▸ Words that often appear near hwyl

▸ Rhymes of hwyl

▸ Invented words related to hwyl

Similar:
plygain, caterwaul, whillywha, cwtch, wawling, wheetle, howl, cantillation, yodel, wharl, more...

Opposite:
uninspired, unenthusiastic, apathetic, disinterested, unexcited

Types:
pathos, rhetoric, logos, ethos, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "hwyl" that fit the given meter.)


List phrases that spell out hwyl 



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy