Meanings
adjectiveballetic (comparative more balletic, superlative most balletic)
comparative more balletic · superlative most balletic
- Pertaining to or suitable for ballet.
Federer […]played the game with a balletic grace beyond modern compare. He had balance and coordination in spades; he had an iron forehand with a velvet touch; and the footwork of Muhammad Ali.
2022 September 22, Russell Fuller, “Roger Federer retires: Swiss great played tennis with a balletic grace beyond modern compare”, in BBC Sport
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Late Latinballāre
- Italianballare
- Italianballo
- Italianballetto
- Frenchballet
- Englishballet
- Englishballetic
Translations
Finnish baletti-
- baletti-pertaining to the ballet
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with balletic
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Cite this entry
APA
balletic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletic
MLA
“balletic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balletic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balletic.
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