English Explanatory Dictionary

waltz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
  2. A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
  3. A simple task.
verb
  1. To dance the waltz (with).
  2. To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
  3. To accomplish a task with little effort.
  4. To move with fanfare.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A township in Wabash County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Rowan County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Huron Township, Wayne County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

wŏlts wôlts /wɒlts/ /wɔːlts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waltz.wav /wɔlts/ wälts /wɑlts/

Word forms

waltz waltzes waltzing waltzed

Etymology

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.

Related words

waltzer waltz Matilda Walls Walz

Derived words

bridal waltz cross-step waltz English waltz French waltz international standard waltz slow waltz Viennese waltz waltz time wedding waltz
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