'Ballet' definitions:
Definition of 'ballet'
From: WordNet
noun
A theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers [syn: ballet, concert dance]
noun
Music written for a ballet
Definition of 'Ballet'
From: GCIDE
- Ballet \Bal"let`\ (b[a^]l"l[asl]` or b[a^]l"l[e^]t; 277), n. [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball, n.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The company of persons who perform the ballet. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled ballett. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ballet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antimasque,
- audience success,
- ballad opera,
- ballet divertissement,
- ballroom dancing,
- bomb,
- broadcast drama,
- Broadway musical,
- 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 Guignol,
- 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,
- Passion play,
- pastoral,
- pastoral drama,
- piece,
- play,
- playlet,
- problem play,
- psychodrama,
- quiz show,
- radio drama,
- review,
- revue,
- sensational play,
- serial,
- show,
- Singspiel,
- 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,
- Tom show,
- total theater,
- variety show,
- vaudeville,
- vaudeville show,
- vehicle,
- word-of-mouth success,
- work