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Synonyms for ballet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ba-ley, bal-ey
Phonetic Transcription : bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ



Définition of ballet

Origin :
  • 1660s, from French ballette from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo "a dance" (see ball (n.2)). Balletomane attested by 1930.
  • noun graceful, expressive dancing
Example sentences :
  • The ballet's good, the scenery is splendid, and the music might be worse.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • I have given the necessary orders to the cook for you, and for the ballet.
  • Extract from : « The Middle Class Gentleman » by Moliere
  • The ballet at Reisenburg was not merely a vehicle for the display of dancing.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • For instance, suppose the story of Othello the subject of the ballet.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • The novice hardly believes his eyes: the ballet dancer is also a man.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • How odd that you should have thought of the ballet for Clara just as I had suggested it!
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • And Prince Max, tired of ballet girls, is about to take the soutane.
  • Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
  • She danced in the first ballet, and her rival in the second.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • This Arab danseuse was as unlike our performers of the ballet as she well could be.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • He was sprightly as a ballet dancer, as, weaving in and out, he dodged the other's blows.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

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