torchy
Intensely romantic, musically
Torchy describes music, especially singing, that is intensely emotional and romantic—the kind associated with torch songs.
A torch song expresses unrequited or lost love, and a torchy performance leans into that yearning quality: Her voice got low and torchy on the ballads.
The word can also mean resembling or suggestive of a torch's flame.
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- intenseExtreme in degree
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
burning · fiery · impassioned · sultry · heated · consuming · unrequited · longing
Soft-voiced romantic vocalist
- chanteuseFemale nightclub singer
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- bluesMournful American music genre
Billie Holiday · Édith Piaf · smoky · nightclub · lounge · melancholy · bittersweet · soulful
Burning gas made visible
- blazeIntense burning fire
- fireCombustion with flames
- scorchBurn superficially
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
smolder · flicker · ignition · combustion · char · singe · heat · sparks
Excessively eye-catching
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
extravagant · ostentatious · garish · gaudy · splashy · over-the-top · loud · ornate
ardent
Intensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- intenseExtreme in degree
yearning · burning · fiery · impassioned · sultry · heated · consuming · unrequited · longing · desire
crooner
Soft-voiced romantic vocalist
- chanteuseFemale nightclub singer
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
blues · Billie Holiday · Édith Piaf · smoky · nightclub · lounge · melancholy · bittersweet · soulful · heartbreak
flame
Burning gas made visible
embers · smolder · flicker · ignition · combustion · char · singe · heat · sparks · ash
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
glitzy · extravagant · ostentatious · garish · gaudy · splashy · over-the-top · loud · ornate · campy
torchyupbeat
Cheerfully optimistic
cheerful · peppy · lighthearted · joyful · happy
torchycool
Calm or fashionable
detached · restrained · dispassionate · unemotional · reserved
- pass the torchTransfer duty to successor
- carried the torchSustained a cause
- carry the torchPerpetuate a cause
- carry a torchLove someone unrequitedly
- passing the torchTransferring responsibility to another
- blow torchFuel-powered directed flame device
torch, torches, torched, torchlight, torchbearer, torchiere, torchlike