Definition
Relating to or characterized by an anacrusis; having unstressed syllables or notes at the beginning that precede the main metrical pattern.
Etymology
From anacrusis + -ic. This adjective was developed by prosodists and musicians to describe verse or musical passages exhibiting anacrustic patterns.
Kelly Says
Many song lyrics feel more natural because they're anacrustic—they start with a light syllable that makes you want to lean into the main beat, and composers unconsciously use this to make music feel alive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንአክሩስቲክ
a-na-kruh-stik
ARالعربية
أنكرستيك
an-kar-sti-k
BNবাংলা
অ্যানাক্রুস্টিক
a-na-kruh-stik
CACatalà
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
CSČeština
anacrustický
ana-kruh-stik-ee
DADansk
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
DEDeutsch
anakrustisch
ana-kruh-stish
ELΕλληνικά
ανακρουστικός
ana-kruh-stik-os
ESEspañol
anacrustico
ana-kruh-stik-oh
FAفارسی
اناکروستیک
ana-kroh-stik
FISuomi
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
FRFrançais
anacrustique
ana-kruh-stihk
GUGU
અનેક્રુસ્ટિક
a-nek-kruh-stik
HAHA
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
HEעברית
אנאקרוסטיק
ana-kroh-stik
HIहिन्दी
अनक्रुस्टिक
an-kru-stik
HUMagyar
anacrusticus
ana-kruh-stik-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
anacrustic
ana-kru-stik
IGIG
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
ITItaliano
anacrustico
ana-kruh-sti-koh
JA日本語
アナクロスティクス
ana-kurosutikusu
KKKK
анакрустік
anakrustyk
KMKM
អនាក្រូស្ទិច
ana-kruh-stik
KO한국어
아나크루스틱
a-na-ku-reu-stik
MRMR
अनक्रुस्टिक
an-kruh-stik
MSBahasa Melayu
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
MYမြန်မာ
အန်ကရူစတစ်
a-ng-kru-sati
NLNederlands
anacrustisch
ana-kruh-stish
NONorsk
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
PAPA
ਅਨਕ੍ਰੁਸਟਿਕ
an-kruh-stik
PLPolski
anacrustic
ana-kru-stik
PTPortuguês
anacrustico
ana-kruh-sti-koh
RORomână
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
RUРусский
анакрустический
anakrustichejskij
SVSvenska
anacrustic
ana-kru-stik
SWKiswahili
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
TAதமிழ்
அனாக்ருஸ்டிக்
ana-a-kruh-stik
TEతెలుగు
అనక్రుస్టిక్
ana-kruh-stik
THไทย
อนาครุสติก
o-na-kru-stik
TLTL
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
TRTürkçe
anacrustik
ana-kruh-stik
UKУкраїнська
анакрустичний
anakrustychnyj
URاردو
اناکروستک
ana-kruh-stik
VITiếng Việt
anacrustic
a-na-kru-stik
YOYO
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik
ZUZU
anacrustic
ana-kruh-stik