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ballroom music

ballroom music

3.4
Music played for couples to dance to, like the waltz
  • noun
  • /ˈbɔːlruːm ˈmjuːzɪk/
translation icon : música de salón
  • Still a ballroom music fan, so?

Examples

  • [ballroom music playing]

    Kate & Leopold (2001)

  • Ballroom music plays.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • At the dance competition, the elegant ballroom music filled the hall, inviting couples to glide across the floor.

  • We hired a band that specializes in ballroom music for our wedding reception to create a romantic atmosphere.

  • During the gala, the ballroom music had everyone dancing the night away under the sparkling chandeliers.

Synonyms

danceroom music
vsballroom music
3.5

Music people dance to in a ballroom, like waltz or foxtrot

has identical sense but uses a different term for the same songs

How Danceable

dance music
16 1.4
ballroom music
3.4
gentle Muzak
  • US
6.7

Surface Forms

ballroom music singular
ballroom musics plural

Morphology

ballroom + music

The meaning 'music composed to accompany ballroom dancing' is directly derivable from combining 'ballroom' (a venue for formal dance) with 'music' (organized sound), so a learner who knows both words can infer it. This compositional, noun+noun relationship is cross-linguistically common and follows a straightforward modifier-head pattern, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Ballroom music comes from big rooms called ballrooms where orchestras played live music for people at a 'ball', a formal 'dancing' event. So it means music made to go with 'dancing', especially ballroom dancing.