ballet

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A classical form of dance.
2. (countable, uncountable) A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
3. (countable, uncountable) The company of persons who perform this dance.
4. (countable, uncountable) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
5. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

Verb

To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

Synonyms

corroboree

concert dance

balletic

dance

💃

choregraphy

toe dancing

Translations

ballet

balletto

Ballett

ballet

balé

ballet

bale

ballet

μπαλλέτο

μπαλέτο

baile

💃

Ballet

باليه

balet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bælˈeɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“group dance”), from Late Latin ballō (“to dance”).

Sentences

She designs all costumes and directs choreography for each original ballet staged there .