Meanings
noundressage (countable and uncountable, plural dressages)
plural dressages
- uncountableThe schooling of a horse.
Synonyms: flatwork, training, haute ecole, classical dressage, ballet on horseback
- uncountableAn equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.
- countableAn event or competition of the sport of dressage.
I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe schooling of a horse.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindīs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵtós
- Proto-Italic*rektos
- Latinrēctus
- Latindīrēctus
- Vulgar Latin*dīrēctiāre
- Old Frenchdrecier
- Frenchdresser
- Frenchdressage
- Englishdressage
Borrowed from French dressage (“training”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обяздване, парку́р
- обяздване (objazdvane)schooling of a horse
- парку́р (parkúr)event of the horse sport
Chinese Mandarin 盛裝舞步 /盛装舞步
- 盛裝舞步 /盛装舞步 (shèngzhuāng wǔbù)horse sport
Finnish hevosen kouluttaminen, kouluratsastus
- hevosen kouluttaminenschooling of a horse
- kouluratsastushorse sport
- kouluratsastusevent of the horse sport
French dressage, dressage
- dressageschooling of a horse
- dressagehorse sport
German Dressur, Dressurreiten
- Dressurschooling of a horse
- Dressurreitenhorse sport
- Turnierevent of the horse sport
- Reitschauevent of the horse sport
- Springreitenevent of the horse sport
- Dressurwettkampfevent of the horse sport
Hungarian idomítás, díjlovaglás
- idomításschooling of a horse
- díjlovagláshorse sport
Indonesian tunggang serasi
- tunggang serasihorse sport
Italian dressage, addestramento
- dressageschooling of a horse
- addestramentoschooling of a horse
- raddrizzamentoschooling of a horse
- dressagehorse sport
Japanese 馬場馬術, ドレッサージュ
- 馬場馬術 (baba bajutsu)horse sport
- ドレッサージュ (doressāju)horse sport
Korean 마장마술
- 마장마술 (majangmasul)horse sport
Polish dresaż, ujeżdżenie
- dresażschooling of a horse
- ujeżdżenieschooling of a horse
- ujeżdżeniehorse sport
Russian объе́здка, дрессу́ра
- объе́здка (obʺjézdka)schooling of a horse
- дрессу́ра (dressúra)schooling of a horse
- вы́ездка (výjezdka)horse sport
- вы́ездка (výjezdka)event of the horse sport
Spanish adiestramiento, entrenamiento
- adiestramientoschooling of a horse
- entrenamientoschooling of a horse
- adiestramientohorse sport
- doma clásicahorse sport
Swedish dressyr, hästdressyr
- dressyrschooling of a horse
- hästdressyrschooling of a horse
- dressyrhorse sport
- hästdressyrhorse sport
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dressage
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All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
dressage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressage
MLA
“dressage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressage. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dressage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dressage.
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