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Definitions for Ballet

[1] a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
[2] a theatrical entertainment in which ballet dancing and music, often with scenery and costumes, combine to tell a story, establish an emotional atmosphere, etc.
[3] an interlude of ballet in an operatic performance.
[4] a company of ballet dancers.
[5] the musical score for a ballet: the brilliant ballets of Tchaikovsky.
[6] a dance or balletlike performance: an ice-skating ballet.
[7] a classical style of expressive dancing based on precise conventional steps with gestures and movements of grace and fluidity (as modifier ) ballet dancer
[8] a theatrical representation of a story or theme performed to music by ballet dancers
[9] a troupe of ballet dancers
[10] a piece of music written for a ballet

Words related to Ballet

dance, choreography

Words nearby Ballet

ballata, ballbreaker, balled-and-burlapped, ballerina, ballesteros, ballet, ballet blanc, ballet flat, ballet master, ballet mistress, ballet slipper

Origin of Ballet

1660–70; < French, Middle French < Italian balletto, equivalent to ball(o ) ball2 + -etto -et

Words that may be confused with Ballet

ballad, ballet, ballot

Other words from Ballet

bal·let·ic [ba-let -ik, buh -] /bæˈlɛt ɪk, bə-/ , adjective
bal·let·i·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Ballet

C17: from French, from Italian balletto literally: a little dance, from ballare to dance; see ball ²

Synonyms for Ballet

choreography, dance, toe dancing