Definitions for balletbæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bal•letbæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ(n.)

  1. theatrical dance characterized by graceful, balanced movements with fully extended limbs, initiated from a restricted set of body positions.

    Category: Music and Dance

  2. a theatrical work incorporating ballet dancing, music, and scenery to tell a story or convey a thematic atmosphere.

    Category: Music and Dance

  3. a company of ballet dancers.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of ballet:

1660–70; < F, MF < It balletto

bal•let′i•cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ballet, concert dance(noun)

    a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

  2. ballet(noun)

    music written for a ballet

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. ballet(noun)æˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ

    classical dance

    I love ballet.; ballet classes/shoes

Wiktionary

  1. ballet(Noun)

    A classical form of dance.

  2. ballet(Noun)

    A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

  3. Origin: From ballet, from balletto, diminutive form of ballo.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ballet(noun)

    an artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing

  2. Ballet(noun)

    the company of persons who perform the ballet

  3. Ballet(noun)

    a light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers

  4. Ballet(noun)

    a bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color


Translations for ballet

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ballet(noun)

a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story

Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.

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