Definitions for balletbæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bal•letbæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ(n.)
theatrical dance characterized by graceful, balanced movements with fully extended limbs, initiated from a restricted set of body positions.
Category: Music and Dance
a theatrical work incorporating ballet dancing, music, and scenery to tell a story or convey a thematic atmosphere.
Category: Music and Dance
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
ballet, concert dance(noun)
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
ballet(noun)
music written for a ballet
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ballet(noun)æˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ
classical dance
I love ballet.; ballet classes/shoes
Wiktionary
ballet(Noun)
A classical form of dance.
ballet(Noun)
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
Origin: From ballet, from balletto, diminutive form of ballo.
Webster Dictionary
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
Ballet(noun)
the company of persons who perform the ballet
Ballet(noun)
a light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers
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.
- balletAfrikaans
- رَقْصَةُ أو عَرْض باليهArabic
- балетBulgarian
- baléPortuguese (BR)
- baletCzech
- das BallettGerman
- balletDanish
- μπαλέτο (ως θεατρικό δρώμενο)Greek
- balletSpanish
- ballettEstonian
- رقص بالهFarsi
- balettiFinnish
- balletFrench
- בָּלֶטHebrew
- नृत्य नाटिका, नाटकHindi
- baletCroatian
- balettHungarian
- baletIndonesian
- ballettIcelandic
- ballettoItalian
- バレエJapanese
- 무용극Korean
- baletasLithuanian
- baletsLatvian
- baletMalay
- balletDutch
- ballett; ballett-Norwegian
- baletPolish
- رقص بالهPersian
- د بالټ نڅا، نڅا د ډلې په صورت اجرا كيږى او معمولا يوه صحنه يا كيسه ترسيموىPashto
- bailadoPortuguese
- baletRomanian
- балетRussian
- baletSlovak
- baletSlovenian
- baletSerbian
- balettSwedish
- การเต้นบัลเล่ต์; การเต้นระบำปลายเท้าThai
- baleTurkish
- 芭蕾舞劇Chinese (Trad.)
- балетUkrainian
- بَیلےرقصUrdu
- kịch balêVietnamese
- 芭蕾舞剧Chinese (Simp.)
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