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balletic

balletic

2 6.5
Having graceful, smooth movement like a dancer on stage
  • adjective
  • /bəˈlɛtɪk/
translation icon : balletístico
  • The performance was filled with balletic choreography, showcasing the dancers' remarkable skill and poise.
  • balletic grace
  • balletic movements
  • balletic precision

And that was kind of in contrast to this really kind of balletic flying that that I developed.

Examples

  • Her balletic grace made her movements look effortless as she twirled around the stage.

  • And that was kind of in contrast to this really kind of balletic flying that that I developed.

    GQ
  • The goal was the balletic ideal of a long line, full display, and an extreme degree of dynamic tension achieved and controlled.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Emma swivels around, a fluid balletic motion, and --

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The puppet breaks into a dance, a beautiful and intricate balletic piece.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Even when they carry themselves with less than balletic grace, the camera still captures the dancers of Trio A in moments of physical drama.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The orchestra segued into Swan Lake, so balletic was the spectacle before them.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Aramis is a seamless and graceful technician; he handles his two opponents with balletic ease, an artist working with steel and flesh rather than paint and canvas.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The dancer executed a series of moves with a balletic elegance that captivated the audience.

How Graceful

balletic
2 6.5
graceful
87 2.8
awkward
33 3.0

Surface Forms

balletic positive

Morphology

balletic = ballet (transparent) = ballet + ic

Formed by the noun 'ballet' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ic', meaning 'related to or resembling ballet', which is straightforward for learners familiar with 'ballet' and '-ic'.

Etymology

Balletic comes from the word ballet, a graceful kind of dance, and that word comes from an old Italian word balletto meaning 'little dance'. So, something balletic has smooth, graceful, 'dance-like' movement.