Associations to the word «Syncopation»
Noun
- Improvisation
- Rhythm
- Chord
- Tempo
- Melody
- Rag
- Cinderella
- Juliet
- Swing
- Accent
- Bing
- Romeo
- Funk
- Beat
- Jazz
- Macmillan
- Repetition
- Syllable
- Vowel
- Beethoven
- Harmony
- Solo
- Tune
- Displacement
- Ballet
- Kenneth
- Dance
- Signature
- Drum
- Phrase
- Drummer
- Pattern
- Swan
- Rap
- Stress
- Style
- Music
- Blues
- Theme
- Violin
- Hop
- Variation
- Element
- Characteristic
- Technique
- Note
- Meter
- Emphasis
- Bar
- Piece
- Composition
- Song
- Influence
- Dancing
- Composer
- Tone
- Sound
- Guitar
- Les
- Critic
- Use
- Hi
- Step
- Tradition
- Finger
Adjective
Wiktionary
SYNCOPATION, noun. (music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter
SYNCOPATION, noun. (phonology) The loss of sounds in the middle of a word.
Dictionary definition
SYNCOPATION, noun. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle').
SYNCOPATION, noun. A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat.
SYNCOPATION, noun. Music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm.
Wise words
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