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pointe¹

  • /pwæ̃t/ UK
  • /pwɑnt/ US
  • /pɔɪnt/ US

Rhymes with -ɑnt, -ɔɪnt

Where it comes from

From French pointe (“point, tip”). Doublet of point, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

noun pointes

  1. countable, uncountable The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

pointe²

noun pointes

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of point

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: art, cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, advanced, sophisticated, high, tip, point, edge, frontier, spike, peak, leading-edge, black, claire, pitre

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noun ballet position

Русскийпуа́нт puánt

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MLA

"pointe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pointe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pointe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pointe

Chicago

"pointe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pointe.

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@misc{pointe_2026,
  title = {pointe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pointe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}