terpsichorean

1. 1.

   of or relating to dancing

   “her terpsichorean activities”

Other forms of terpsichorean

plural

terpsichoreans·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about terpsichorean

What does terpsichorean mean?

terpsichorean means "a performer who dances professionally". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in terpsichorean?

terpsichorean has 5 syllables: terp-si-cho-re-an. The stress falls on "cho".

What is another word for terpsichorean?

Close synonyms include dancer, professional dancer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is terpsichorean a common word?

terpsichorean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.