pointe

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UK/pwæ̃t/US/pwɑnt/US/pɔɪnt/

noun

The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

OriginFrench pointe →
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Meanings

pointe1

nounpointe (countable and uncountable, plural pointes)

plural pointes

  1. countableuncountableballetThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

    2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

pointe2

nounpointe (plural pointes)

plural pointes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of point.

Origin

  1. Frenchpointe“point, tip”
  2. Englishpointe

From French pointe (“point, tip”). Doublet of point, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

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Translations

Finnish pointe
  • pointeballet position
Polish puenta
  • puentaballet position
Russian пуа́нт
  • пуа́нт (puánt)ballet position

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pointe

pointjointappointdisappointdisjointmidpointanointointanchor pointarointcase in pointentry pointkindling pointKing's Pointmount pointNorris PointrasanteSchelling pointsprontSylvian pointWoody Point
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Anagrams

Petion
Cite this entry
APA

pointe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointe

MLA

“pointe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pointe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointe.

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