English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English daunsen, from Anglo-Norman dancer, dauncer (“to dance”) (compare Old French dancier), from Frankish *dansōn (“to draw, to pull, to gesture”)(compare Old High German dansōn (“to draw, pull”)), from *dinsan (compare Old Dutch þinsan (“to move, to tear”), Old High German dinsan (“to draw out”), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽 (þinsan, “to drag, draw, pull”), from Proto-Germanic *þansōną (“to stretch out”), from Proto-Germanic *þinsaną (“to stretch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-s, *tenw(ə)- (“to :”). See thin.
Pronunciation [edit]
dance (plural dances)
- A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
- A social gathering where dancing is designed to take place.
- (heraldry) A fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
- A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
- (uncountable) The art, profession, and study of dancing.
Hyponyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from dance (noun)
Translations [edit]
movements to music
- Albanian: vallëzim (sq)
- American Sign Language: V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside
- Arabic: رقص (ar) (raqṣ) m
- Moroccan Arabic: شطح (chTeH)
- Armenian: պար (hy) (par)
- Azeri: rəqs (az), oyun (az)
- Baluchi: ناچ (nác), چاپ (cáp)
- Basque: dantza (eu)
- Belarusian: танец (be) (tánec) m
- Bengali: নৃত্য (bn) (nrityô)
- Bulgarian: танц (bg) (tanc) m
- Burmese: အက (my) (aka.)
- Catalan: ball m, dansa f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 舞蹈 (cmn) (wǔdǎo), 跳舞 (cmn) (tiàowǔ)
- Czech: tanec (cs) m
- Danish: dans (da)
- Dutch: dans (nl)
- Esperanto: danco (eo)
- Estonian: tants (et)
- Ewe: ɣeɖuɖu
- Faroese: dansur (fo) m
- Finnish: tanssi (fi)
- French: danse (fr) f
- Georgian: ცეკვა (ka) (c'ekva)
- German: Tanz (de) m
- Greek: χορός (el) (chorós) m
- Ancient: χορός (khoros) m, βαλλισμός (vallismos) m
- Hebrew: ריקוד (he) (riqud) m
- Hindi: नाच (hi) (nāc) m, नृत्य (hi) (nŕtya) m
- Hungarian: tánc (hu)
- Ido: danso
- Indonesian: tari (id)
- Interlingua: dansa (ia)
- Irish: damhsa (ga) m, rince (ga) m
- Italian: ballo (it) m, danza (it) f
- Japanese: 踊り (ja) (おどり, odori), 舞踊 (ja) (ぶよう, buyō), ダンス (ja) (dansu)
- Kazakh: би (kk) (bi)
- Khmer: របាំ (km) (rɔbam)
- Korean: 춤 (ko) (chum), 댄스 (ko) (daenseu)
- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: dans f, sema f, reqis f, dîlan f, govend f, dawet f
- Sorani: لهنجه (ku) (lanja), سهما (ku) (samA)
- Kyrgyz: бий (ky) (bij)
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- Latin: saltatio (la) f, tripudium (la) n, saltatus (la), saltatus (la) m
- Latvian: deja (lv)
- Lithuanian: šokis (lt) m
- Lojban: dansu (jbo)
- Luxembourgish: Danz (lb) m
- Macedonian: танц (mk) (tanc) m
- Malay: tari (ms)
- Malayalam: ആട്ടം (ml) (aattam,), നാട്യം (ml) (naTyam), നൃത്തം (ml) (nrttam)
- Maori: kanikani (mi)
- Marathi: नाच, नृत्य
- Mongolian: бүжиг (mn) (büžig)
- Navajo: azhish
- Neapolitan: ballà
- Persian: رقص (fa) (raqs)
- Polish: taniec (pl) m
- Portuguese: dança (pt) f, baile (pt) m
- Romanian: dans (ro)
- Russian: танец (ru) (tánec) m
- Sanskrit: नटनम् (sa) (naTanam) n, नाट्यम् (sa) (naTyam), नृत्तम् (sa) (nrttam)
- Scottish Gaelic: dannsa m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: плес (sh) m, игранка (sh) f, танац (sh) m
- Roman: ples (sh) m, igranka (sh) f, tanac (sh) m
- Slovak: tanec (sk) m
- Slovene: ples (sl) m
- Spanish: baile (es) m, danza (es) f
- Swahili: densi (sw)
- Swedish: dans (sv)
- Tagalog: sayaw (tl)
- Tajik: рақс (tg) (raqs)
- Tamil: ஆடல் (ta), கூத்து (ta) (koottu), நடனம் (ta) (nadanam)
- Taos: tò’óne
- Tatar: бие-ргә (tt) (bie-rgä)
- Thai: เต้นรำ (th) (dtên-ram)
- Turkish: dans (tr)
- Turkmen: tans (tk)
- Ukrainian: танець (uk) (tánec’) m, танок (uk) (tánok) m
- Urdu: رقص (ur) (raqs) m, ناچ (ur) (nāc) m, نرتیہ (ur) (nŕtya) m
- Vietnamese: (art) điệu múa (vi), (movements and steps) điệu nhảy (vi)
- Volapük: danüd (vo), (sword) glävadanüd (vo)
- Walloon: danse (wa) f
- Welsh: dawns (cy)
- Yakut: үҥкүү (üŋküü)
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dance (third-person singular simple present dances, present participle dancing, simple past and past participle danced)
- (intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
- I danced with her all night long.
- (intransitive) To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
- His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke.
- She accused her political opponent of dancing around the issue instead of confronting it.
- (transitive) To perform the steps to.
- Have you ever danced the tango?
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
move rhythmically to music
- American Sign Language: V@NearPalm-FingerDown-OpenB@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp Sidetoside
- Ancient Greek: χορεύω, βαλλίζω
- Arabic: رقص (ar) (ráqaṣa)
- Moroccan Arabic: شطح (chTeH)
- Armenian: պարել (hy) (parel)
- Azeri: rəqs etmək (az), oynamaq (az)
- Basque: dantza egin (eu)
- Belarusian: танцаваць (be) (tancavác’)
- Bengali: নাচা (bn) (naca)
- Bulgarian: танцувам (bg) (tancúvam)
- Burmese: က (my) (ka.)
- Catalan: ballar, dansar
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 跳舞 (cmn) (tiàowǔ)
- Czech: tančit (cs), tancovat (cs)
- Danish: danse (da)
- Dutch: dansen (nl)
- Egyptian: ḫb
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- Esperanto: danci (eo)
- Estonian: tantsima (et)
- Ewe: ɖu ɣe
- Filipino: sayaw
- Finnish: tanssia (fi), jorata (fi)
- French: danser (fr)
- Georgian: ცეკვავს (ka) (c’ekvavs)
- German: tanzen (de)
- Gothic: 𐍀𐌻𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (plinsjan), 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan)
- Greek: χορεύω (el) (chorévo)
- Hebrew: רָקַד (he) (rakád)
- Hindi: नाचना (hi) (nācnā), नृत्य करना (hi) (nŕtya karnā)
- Hungarian: táncol (hu)
- Ido: dansar
- Indonesian: menari (id)
- Interlingua: dansar (ia)
- Irish: rinc (ga)
- Italian: ballare (it), danzare (it)
- Japanese: 踊る (ja) (おどる, odoru), ダンスする (ja) (dansu-surú)
- Jèrriais: danser
- Kazakh: билеу (kk) (bilew)
- Khmer: រាំ (km) (roam)
- Korean: 춤추다 (ko) (chumchuda)
- Kurdish:
- Kurmanji: reqisîn, dans kirin, sema kirin,
- Sorani: سهما کردن (ku) (samA kirdin)
- Lao: ເຕັ້ນລຳ (lo) (tȇn lám), ຟ້ອນ (lo) (fɔ̑ːn), ເຕັ້ນ (lo) (tên)
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- Latin: salto (la), tripudio (la), ballo (la), balo (la)
- Latvian: dejot (lv), diet (lv)
- Lithuanian: šokti (lt)
- Luxembourgish: danzen (lb)
- Macedonian: танцува (mk) (tancuva)
- Malay: menari (ms)
- Malayalam: ആടുക (ml) (atuka)
- Maltese: żifen (mt)
- Maori: kanikani (mi)
- Marathi: नाचणे, नृत्य करणे
- Persian: رقصیدن (fa) (raqsidan), رقص کردن (fa) (raqs kardan)
- Polish: tańczyć (pl)
- Portuguese: dançar (pt)
- Quechua: tusuy (qu)
- Rapa Nui: 'ori
- Romanian: dansa (ro)
- Russian: танцевать (ru) (tancevát’) impf., плясать (ru) (pljasát’) impf.
- Sanskrit: नृत्य (sa) (nrty)
- Sardinian:
- Campidanese Sardinian: baddai, dantzai
- Gallurese Sardinian: baddà
- Logudorese Sardinian: baddare, dantzàre
- Sassarese Sardinian: baddà
- Scottish Gaelic: danns
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: плесати (sh)
- Roman: plesati (sh)
- Slovak: tancovať (sk)
- Slovene: plesati (sl)
- Spanish: bailar (es), danzar (es)
- Swahili: densi (sw)
- Swedish: dansa (sv)
- Tagalog: sayaw (tl)
- Tajik: рақс кардан (tg) (raqs kardan), рақсидан (tg) (raqsidan)
- Tamil: ஆடு (ta) (aadu), கூத்தாடு (ta) (koottaadu), நடனமாடு (ta) (nadanamaadu)
- Telugu: నర్తించు (te)
- Thai: เต้นรำ (th) (dtên-ram)
- Turkish: dans etmek (tr)
- Turkmen: tans etmek (tk)
- Ukrainian: танцювати (uk) (tancjuváty)
- Urdu: ناچنا (ur) (nācnā)
- Uzbek: o`ynamoq (uz)
- Vietnamese: nhảy (vi), khiêu vũ (vi)
- Volapük: danüdön (vo)
- Walloon: danser (wa)
- Welsh: dawnsio (cy)
- West Frisian: dûnsje
- ǃXóõ: ǀxâã
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English dance.
dance f (usually uncountable)
- dance music
Galician [edit]
dance
- first-person singular present subjunctive of danzar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of danzar
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Germanic, see English dance, French danse
dance f (oblique plural dances, nominative singular dance, nominative plural dances)
- dance
Portuguese [edit]
dance
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dançar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of dançar
- First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of dançar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dançar
- First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of dançar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dançar
Spanish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
dance (infinitive danzar)
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of danzar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of danzar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of danzar.
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