Origin: 1600-1700 French Italian balletto, from ballo dance, from ballare
1 [countable] a performance in which a special style of dancing and music tell a story without any speaking: “Swan Lake” is my favorite ballet.2[uncountable] this type of dancing3[countable] a group of ballet dancers who work together: the Bolshoi Ballet [Origin: 1600–1700 French, Italian balletto, from ballo dance, from ballare]