ditties
Short catchy songs
Ditties is the plural of ditty, a short simple song, often lighthearted or silly.
The word suggests something modest and unpretentious—a tune you might hum or make up on the spot: She sang little ditties to the baby.
Advertising jingles and campfire songs qualify as ditties.
Brief advertising melody
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- playfulInclined toward fun
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
carefree · merry · sprightly · silly · humorous · frivolous · jovial · sing-songy
jingle
Brief advertising melody
hummable · repetitive · catchy · refrain · chorus · melody · tune
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
blithe · carefree · merry · sprightly · silly · humorous · frivolous · jovial · sing-songy · limerick
verse
Metered poetic passage
couplet · refrain · melody · tune · snippet · air · strain · uncomplicated · brief · memorable
shanty
Ramshackle dwelling
lullaby · madrigal · lay · heritage · minstrel · troubadour · bard · folklore · traditional · sing-along
- poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- children's versenursery rhymes, children's verse, rhyming verse, bedtime rhymes, silly rhymes
- rhymes & versesnursery rhymes, limericks, couplets, doggerel, children's verse
- PoemsThe Raven, Ozymandias, Invictus, Paradise Lost, Beowulf
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
dittiessymphonies
Extended compositions for orchestra
operas · oratorios · concertos · tone poems · cantatas