Definitions for ballet

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ballet bal·let

Spelling: [ba-ley, bal-ey]

IPA: /bæˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ/

Ballet is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in ballet (abellt).

Definitions for ballet

noun

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:
6. a dance or balletlike performance:

Origin of ballet

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

Examples for ballet

Mina established a ballet school that serves Orthodox Jewish girls.

The novice hardly believes his eyes: the ballet dancer is also a man.

I have given the necessary orders to the cook for you, and for the ballet.

He noted that she had enrolled her son in a music and art high school, where he studied acting and ballet.

Monir is not interested in classic dances like tango or ballet.

For instance, suppose the story of Othello the subject of the ballet.

The ballet's good, the scenery is splendid, and the music might be worse.

But she was forced to drop it at 11 to focus all her energy on ballet.

The ballet at Reisenburg was not merely a vehicle for the display of dancing.

When I studied in London back in 2005, I actually saw the ballet, too.