adj
Meaning 1
Suitable for dancing.
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Standard Lemma guide
danceable
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adj
Meaning 2
Danceworthy.
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noun
Meaning 3
A social event with dancing; a ball.
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noun
Meaning 4
A song suitable for dancing to.
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Usage: informal
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
suitable for dancing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English danceable From dance + -able.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: dansbaar — suitable for dancing
- French: dansable — suitable for dancing
- German: tanzbar — suitable for dancing
- Italian: danzabile — suitable for dancing
- Polish: taneczny — suitable for dancing
- Portuguese: dançável — suitable for dancing
- Swedish: dansant — suitable for dancing
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