B2nounarts
US/ˈbæl.əd/
UK/ˈbæl.əd/
a slow love song, or an old poem or song that tells a story
In context
She closed the concert with a slow ballad about her hometown.
Many old Scottish ballads tell sad stories of lost love.
Rock bands in the eighties loved to put a power ballad on every album.
Words that go with ballad
noun + noun
- love balladHis love ballads are always popular at weddings.
- power balladEveryone at the karaoke bar sang along to the power ballad.
- folk balladThe singer learned old folk ballads from her grandmother.
adjective + noun
- slow balladThe band slowed things down with a slow ballad.
- romantic balladHe sang a romantic ballad on his guitar.
- traditional balladThe film's theme song is based on a traditional ballad.
noun + preposition
- ballad aboutThe song is a ballad about two lovers separated by war.