ballet
A classical form of dance.
Noun 4 meanings
A classical form of dance.
“a classically-trained ballet dancer”
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
“Let's go to the ballet in the theatre tomorrow!”
The company of persons who perform this dance.
“Zara joined the ballet at the age of 14.”
A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
Verb 1 meaning
To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.
Etymology
Borrowed from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“group dance”) (cognate with Old French bal, whence English ball), from Late Latin ballō (“to dance”).
BALLET at a glance
BALLET has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,533 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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