Meanings
adjectivedemicharacter (not comparable)
- not comparabledanceSynonym of demi-caractère.
But other passages of “Concerto DSCH” have strong elements of what ballet folk define as both demicharacter and character dance.
2008 May 31, Alastair Macaulay, “Riding the Emotions of a Ratmansky Ballet”, in New York TimesSynonyms: demi-caractère
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of demi-caractère.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Italic*meðios
- Latinmedius
- Latindīmidius
- Vulgar Latin*dimedius
- Anglo-Normandemi
- Middle Englishdemi
- Englishdemi-
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Latincharactēr
- Old Frenchcaractere
- Middle Englishcaracter
- Englishcharacter
- Frenchdemi-caractère
- Englishdemicharacter
From demi- + character. Calque of French demi-caractère.
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demicharacter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicharacter
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“demicharacter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicharacter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demicharacter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demicharacter.
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