terpsichorean

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UK/ˌtəːp.sɪ.kəɹˈiː.ən/US/ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən/US/ˌtɝp.sɪˈkɔɹ.iː.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to dancing.

Similar
dancerprofessional dancer
Scrabble 20

Meanings

terpsichorean1

adjectiveterpsichorean (comparative more terpsichorean, superlative most terpsichorean)

comparative more terpsichorean · superlative most terpsichorean · alternative terpsichoreal · alternative Terpsichorean · alternative terpsichorial · alternative terpsichorian

  1. danceOf or relating to dancing.

    Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the Terpsichorean muse!

    1970, Monty Python, The Cheese Shop
    3 more examples

    The pair danced away with great agility and contentment,—first a waltz, then a galop, then a waltz again, until, in the second waltz, they were bumped by another couple who had joined the Terpsichorean choir.

    1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC

    This was such an entirely new view of the Terpsichorean art as socially practised, that Mrs Lammle looked at her young friend in some astonishment

    1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

    They're quiet enough in the morning hours, They're quiet enough in the afternoon, Reserving their terpsichorean powers To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon.

    1939, T. S. Eliot, “The Song of the Jellicles”, in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
nounterpsichorean (plural terpsichoreans)

plural terpsichoreans · alternative terpsichoreal · alternative Terpsichorean · alternative terpsichorial · alternative terpsichorian

  1. A person who dances, especially professionally.

Terpsichorean2

adjectiveTerpsichorean (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparabledanceAlternative form of terpsichorean; of or relating to dancing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna performer who dances professionally

Similar
dancerprofessional dancer
Broader
performerperforming artist
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Terpsichore (“the Muse of dance in Greek mythology”).

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Translations

Finnish tanssi-, tanssija
  • tanssi-relating to dancing
  • tanssijaperson who dances
  • tanssijatarperson who dances
Polish tancerz
  • tancerzperson who dances
Cite this entry
APA

terpsichorean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terpsichorean

MLA

“terpsichorean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terpsichorean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terpsichorean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terpsichorean.

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