Ballet

Noun

 * 1) A classical form of dance.
 * 2) A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

Adjectives for Ballet
gaudy; glittering; dainty; sumptuous; exquisite; fairylike.

Thesaurus
antimasque, audience success, ballad opera, ballet divertissement, ballroom dancing, bomb, broadcast drama, burlesque show, charade, choreodrama, choreography, chorus show, classical ballet, cliff hanger, closet drama, comedy ballet, comedy drama, comic opera, critical success, dance, dance drama, dancing, daytime serial, dialogue, documentary drama, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, duodrama, duologue, epic theater, experimental theater, extravaganza, failure, flop, gasser, giveaway, grand opera, happening, hit, hit show, hoofing, improvisational drama, legitimate drama, light opera, lyric drama, masque, melodrama, minstrel, minstrel show, miracle, miracle play, modern ballet, modern dance, monodrama, monologue, morality, morality play, music drama, musical, musical comedy, musical revue, musical stage, musical theater, mystery, mystery play, opera, opera ballet, opera bouffe, opera buffa, operetta, pageant, panel show, pantomime, pastoral, pastoral drama, piece, play, playlet, problem play, psychodrama, quiz show, radio drama, review, revue, sensational play, serial, show, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, skit, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, song-and-dance act, song-play, spectacle, stage play, stage show, straight drama, success, suspense drama, tableau, tableau vivant, talk show, tap dancing, teleplay, television drama, television play, terpsichore, theater of cruelty, total theater, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle, word-of-mouth success, work

Etymology
From ballet:, from  balletto:, diminutive form of ballo:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"b{l.eI/}}

Derived terms

 * ballet dancer
 * ballet flats
 * ballet music

Translations

 * Arabic: باليه
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian:
 * Bengali: ব্যালে
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 舞劇, 舞剧
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბალეტი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Greenlandic: balletti
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: बैले
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: バレエー


 * Korean: 발레
 * Macedonian:
 * Persian: باله, رقص باله
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: балет
 * Roman: balet
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: บัลเล่ย์, การเต้นบัลเล่ย์, บัลเลต์, ระบำปลายเท้า
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu: بیلی
 * Vietnamese: ba lê, vở ballet


 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:


 * French:
 * German:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
Either from ballet: or directly from  balletto:, the diminutive form of ballo:.

Noun

 * 1) ballet

Etymology
From balletto:.

Noun

 * 1) ballet

Verb
ballet



Noun

 * 1) ballet