minuet.
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
Meaning & usage
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.
A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.
A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.
Where this word comes from
From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).
To dance a minuet.
Where this word comes from
From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.