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单词 terpsichore
释义

Terpsichoren.

/ˌtəːpˈsɪkəriː/
Etymology: < Greek Τερψιχόρη ‘dance-enjoying’, name of the Muse of dancing and of the dramatic chorus, < τέρπειν to delight + χορός dance, chorus n.
The Muse of dancing; hence, a female dancer; dancing as an art.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > [noun] > Muse of
Terpsichore1710
society > leisure > dancing > dancer generally > [noun] > female
hoppesterec1000
leaperessa1382
danceressa1425
Terpsichore1710
saltatress1784
the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > the Muses > one of
musec1390
musie1566
the tenth Muse1609
Thalia1656
Terpsichore1710
society > leisure > dancing > [noun] > art of
choreography1844
orchestics1847
orchestic1864
Terpsichore1906
1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 158 The Thalia's, the Polymnia's, the Terpsycore's, the Euterpe's willingly join their Parts.
1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 246 Stranger, approach, behold this homely chair, Which e'en Terpsichore herself might chuse.
1906 19th Cent. Mar. 457 We should lament the death of Terpsichore.

Derivatives

terpsichorean adj. /ˌtɜːpsɪkəˈriːən/ of, pertaining to, or of the nature of dancing; saltatory.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > [adjective]
orchestic1712
tripudial1716
orchestric1786
tripudiary1819
choreographic1821
terpsichorean1825
terpsichoreal1869
choreographical1893
1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 46 She had seen their Terpsichorean evolutions.
1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xi. 104 An entirely new view of the Terpsichorean art.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 98 Sometimes a series of co~ordinated gestures and movements [in hysterical persons] constitute a regular terpsichorean display.
terpsichoˈreal adj. rare in same sense.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > [adjective]
orchestic1712
tripudial1716
orchestric1786
tripudiary1819
choreographic1821
terpsichorean1825
terpsichoreal1869
choreographical1893
1869 Daily News 19 May The loving couples..hold themselves aloof from the busy hum, or mix in it for terpsichoreal or restorative purposes only.
terpsichoˈreally adv. by means of dancing.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > [adverb]
footingly1566
dancingly1667
terpsichoreally1900
choreographically1911
1900 Daily News 12 Mar. 8/4 A poem, ‘Voltigia’, which poem the ‘Tenth Muse’ condescends to interpret terpsichoreally.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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n.1710
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