danseur noble

Borrowed from French danseur noble.

• enPR: däɴ-sœr′ nôbl′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɑ̃ːˈsœɹ ˌnɔːbl/
• (General American, Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɑbl/

  (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɔbl/

  (Canada) IPA^(key): (cot–caught merger) /dɒ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɑbl/, /dɑ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɑbl/; (without the cot–caught merger) /dɒ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɒbl/, /dɑ̃ˈsœɹ ˌnɒbl/

• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /dɐ̃ːˈsœɹ ˌnoːbl/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /dãˈsœɹ ˌnɔbl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ɖãːˈsœɾ ˌnɔːbl/

• Hyphenation: dan‧seur noble

danseur noble (plural danseurs nobles)

2. (ballet, historical) A male ballet dancer who projected great nobility of character.
3. A male principal dancer who performs at the highest theatrical level, combining grace with ability.

Literally, “noble dancer”.

• IPA^(key): /dɑ̃.sœʁ nɔbl/

• Hyphenation: dan‧seur noble

danseur noble m (plural danseurs nobles, feminine danseuse noble)

2. danseur noble (male ballet dancer)

• → English: danseur noble