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Dance

noun/dˈɪpɪɚ/
Definition
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
a party of people assembled for dancing
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɪpɪɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈans/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈans/
1 syllable Say it as /dˈɪpɪɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan artistic form of nonverbal communication
nouna party of people assembled for dancing
nountaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
nouna party for social dancing
verbmove in a graceful and rhythmical way
“The young girl danced into the room”
verbmove in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
“My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio”
verbskip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
“Dancing flames”
Word Forms
danceverbmove in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
terpsichoreanadjectiveof or relating to dancing
saltateverbleap or skip, often in dancing
dancernouna person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
dancenouna party for social dancing
dancingnountaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
tanzen
eine künstlerische Form der nonverbalen Kommunikation
🇫🇷French
danse
une forme artistique de communication non verbale
🇪🇸Spanish
bailar
una forma artística de comunicación no verbal
🇮🇹Italian
ballare
una forma artistica di comunicazione non verbale
🇳🇱Dutch
dans
een artistieke vorm van non-verbale communicatie
🇵🇹Portuguese
dança
uma forma artística de comunicação não verbal
🇷🇺Russian
танцевать
художественная форма невербального общения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नृत्य
अशाब्दिक संचार का एक कलात्मक रूप
🇧🇩Bengali
নাচ
অমৌখিক যোগাযোগের একটি শৈল্পিক রূপ
🇮🇳Tamil
நடனம்
சொற்கள் அல்லாத தொடர்புகளின் கலை வடிவம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నృత్యం
అశాబ్దిక సంభాషణ యొక్క కళాత్మక రూపం
🇮🇳Marathi
नृत्य
गैर-मौखिक संवादाचा कलात्मक प्रकार
🇮🇳Gujarati
નૃત્ય
અમૌખિક સંચારનું કલાત્મક સ્વરૂપ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೃತ್ಯ
ಅಮೌಖಿಕ ಸಂವಹನದ ಕಲಾತ್ಮಕ ರೂಪ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നൃത്തം
വാക്കേതര ആശയവിനിമയത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു കലാരൂപം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਾਂਸ
ਗੈਰ-ਮੌਖਿਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਾਤਮਕ ਰੂਪ
🇵🇰Urdu
رقص
غیر زبانی مواصلات کی ایک فنکارانہ شکل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
舞蹈
非语言交流的艺术形式
🇯🇵Japanese
ダンス
非言語コミュニケーションの芸術的形式
🇰🇷Korean
비언어적 의사소통의 예술적 형태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhảy
một hình thức nghệ thuật của giao tiếp phi ngôn ngữ
🇹🇭Thai
เต้นรำ
รูปแบบศิลปะของการสื่อสารอวัจนภาษา
🇮🇩Indonesian
menari
bentuk artistik komunikasi nonverbal
🇵🇭Filipino
sayaw
isang masining na anyo ng nonverbal na komunikasyon
🇲🇾Malay
menari
satu bentuk komunikasi bukan lisan yang artistik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رقص
شكل فني من أشكال التواصل غير اللفظي
🇮🇷Persian
رقصیدن
شکل هنری ارتباط غیرکلامی
🇹🇷Turkish
dans
sözsüz iletişimin sanatsal bir biçimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִרְקוֹד
צורה אמנותית של תקשורת לא מילולית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dance'?
The primary meaning of 'dance' is 'an artistic form of nonverbal communication'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dance' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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