: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe

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Trixie plays a dance teacher instructing four students in pointe technique at the barre. Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Puma Speedcat Ballet Sneakers Lipa was on pointe with her styling of these exact Puma ballet sneakers. Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 The couple live in downtown San Jose, where Chum Chum has likely been practicing en pointe. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026 Kamryn Baldwin shone as their leader Friday, rolling down from pointe with impressive control. Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pointe

Word History

Etymology

French pointe (du pied), literally, tiptoe

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pointe was in 1846

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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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