Usually means: Ballet technique on toe tips.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 4 dictionaries that define the word en pointe:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. en pointe: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. en pointe: Wiktionary
  3. En Pointe, En pointe: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. En pointe: TheFreeDictionary.com

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (en pointe)

▸ adverb:  (ballet) On the tips of one's toes.

Similar:
on the fly, en plein, below the line, up front, upcourt, down, downcourt, saltando, fore-handed, short, more...

Opposite:
flat-footed, on flat feet, off pointe

▸ Words similar to en pointe

▸ Usage examples for en pointe

▸ Idioms related to en pointe

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near en pointe

▸ Rhymes of en pointe

▸ Invented words related to en pointe

Similar:
on the fly, en plein, below the line, up front, upcourt, down, downcourt, saltando, fore-handed, short, more...

Opposite:
flat-footed, on flat feet, off pointe



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "en pointe" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux