singsongy
Rising and falling
Singsongy describes speech or sound with an exaggerated rising and falling pattern, like a simple melody or nursery rhyme.
The tone suggests something overly sweet, childish, or mocking: She called out in a singsongy voice, "Oh, where are you?".
A variant of singsong used as an adjective.
Soothing song for babies
- croonSing in soft tones
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- playfulInclined toward fun
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
childlike · whimsical · mocking · taunting · schoolyard · jump rope · counting · playground
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- inflectionWord form alteration
- pitchFrequency of sound
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- accentRegional speech pattern
contour · modulation · phrasing · speech pattern · tone · musicality · emphasis · stress
Repeated focus phrase
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- litanyProlonged repetitive account
- intoningUttering in measured pitch
repetitive · droning · monotone · gregorian · psalmody · shamanic · ritualistic · meditative
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
- croonSing in soft tones
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- playfulInclined toward fun
teasing · childlike · whimsical · mocking · taunting · schoolyard · jump rope · counting · playground · na-na
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- inflectionWord form alteration
- pitchFrequency of sound
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
accent · contour · modulation · phrasing · speech pattern · tone · musicality · emphasis · stress · undulating
mantra
Repeated focus phrase
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- litanyProlonged repetitive account
intoning · repetitive · droning · monotone · gregorian · psalmody · shamanic · ritualistic · meditative · hypnotic
- Intonationrising, falling, flat, questioning, declarative
singsongymonotone
Single unvarying pitch
monotonous · flat · droning · toneless · expressionless
singsongynatural
Not artificially produced
conversational · unaffected · matter-of-fact · straightforward · plain-spoken
- singsong toneRepetitive melodic speech pattern