dance
dance Lexical Profile
dance Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A performing art form or recreational activity consisting of purposeful, rhythmic sequences of human body movement, typically accompanied by music.
"She studied contemporary dance at the conservatory for four years."
A specific series of rhythmic steps and movements, or a particular style of moving to music, such as a waltz, tango, or folk routine.
"The newlyweds practiced their first dance for weeks before the wedding."
A social gathering or formal party held primarily for guests to dance together.
"The high school gymnasium was decorated with streamers for the autumn dance."
• verb
To move the body rhythmically, usually following a set sequence of steps or in time to music.
"The guests began to dance as soon as the band played the opening chords."
To perform a specific style of dance or execute a choreographed role.
"They learned to dance the tango during their trip to Buenos Aires."
To move quickly, lightly, and lively up and down or about (often of light, shadows, or small objects).
"Sunlight danced across the rippling surface of the mountain lake."
• Rhymes for dance
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'dancier', which is likely of Frankish or broader Germanic origin, though its ultimate root remains uncertain.