pointe

noun

ˈpwaⁿ(n)t 

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

Examples of pointe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kamryn Baldwin shone as their leader Friday, rolling down from pointe with impressive control. —Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026

This action thriller is on pointe with Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Iris Apatow and Avantika as ballerinas whose bus breaks down going to a major competition in Budapest. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026

Her technique called for bare feet instead of pointe shoes and gestures that were more sinuous and earthy than classical ballet. —Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026

Razor blades and pointe shoes prove pretty lethal in Vicky Jewson’s bloody and blistered ballet thriller, which finds a dysfunctional ballerina troupe fighting for survival after a run-in with a deadly Hungarian mob. —Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French pointe (du pied), literally, tiptoe

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pointe

• joint
• point
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint