the belle of the ball noun phrase Trending Now: More Trending: pansexual symbiote charlatan lowlife kakistocracy SEE ALL See What's Trending Now See More Trending Words What's Trending Now More Trending Words pansexual 'sexual desire or attraction...not limited to a particular gender identity or sexual orientation' symbiote 'an organism living in symbiosis' charlatan 'faker or fraud' lowlife 'a person of low moral character' kakistocracy 'government by the worst people' SEE ALL Time Traveler! Explore the year a word first appeared Definition of the belle of the ball old-fashioned : the most beautiful and popular woman at a dance, party, etc. She was the belle of the ball. Word by Word Definitions belle play : a popular and attractive girl or woman See the full definition of belle Seen and Heard What made you want to look up the belle of the ball? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). show hide