minuet
noun
min·u·et
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Definition of minuet
1
: a slow graceful dance in ³/₄ time characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointing
2
: music for or in the rhythm of a minuet
Examples of minuet in a Sentence
The orchestra played a minuet.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a political minuet, the United States sold Turkey the F-35, the most modern of stealth jets, and the Turks obtained from Russia the S-400 antiaircraft system. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 25 July 2019 As part of the diplomatic minuet of arranging such sessions, the Chinese side wanted to be invited. — Lingling Wei, WSJ, "‘Bring Me Tariffs’—How Trump and Xi Drove Their Countries to the Brink of a Trade War," 28 Nov. 2018 Of course, none of this mushroom minuet would have mattered had the Carnaroli rice not been cooked to the ideal balance of al dente creaminess, even while soaking up a splash of potent truffle oil, lending the dish a woodsy earthiness. — Andrew Marton, star-telegram, "Dining experience at San Daniele in Grapevine can be described in one word: bellisimo | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 25 Apr. 2018 The transition from the penultimate fugue to the final minuet, a series of floating chords, really did seem to be pointing beyond this world: whether toward heaven or apocalypse, Mr. Levit kept painfully ambiguous. — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "Review: Igor Levit, a Pianist for Polarizing Times," 12 Feb. 2017 George and Martha danced a minuet, captured in a drawing displayed on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, "When Was the First Inaugural Ball?," 19 Jan. 2017 And the final march into Valhalla, staged amusingly as a pompous minuet that keeps getting interrupted by the wailing Rhinemaidens, suggested that this moment of triumph was illusory, and would be short-lived. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Black-Comedy Take on Wagner," 10 Oct. 2016 The mystery genre is a minuet between disruption and order. — Laura Miller, The New Yorker, "Tana French’s Intimate Crime Fiction," 3 Oct. 2016 The cakewalk was a dance, created by slaves in imitation (some accounts say in mockery) of the white minuet. — John Jeremiah Sullivan, New York Times, "‘Shuffle Along’ and the Lost History of Black Performance in America," 24 Mar. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'minuet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for minuet
minuet
noun
English Language Learners Definition of minuet
: a slow, graceful dance that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
: the music for a minuet
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minuet
noun
min·u·et
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Kids Definition of minuet
: a slow graceful dance
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