dancelike

Graceful and rhythmic

Dancelike describes movement or qualities that resemble dancing—rhythmic, graceful, or fluid: Her dancelike gestures captivated the audience.

The word applies to motion that suggests choreography even when not formally dancing: The boxer's dancelike footwork kept him out of reach.

movement

graceful

Elegant in movement

swaying · gliding · twirling · undulating · lilting · sinuous · swirling · pirouetting · spinning · floating

aesthetic

elegant

Gracefully refined, tasteful

theatrical · performative · artistic · lyrical · harmonious · measured · cadenced · synchronized · patterned · ceremonial

quality

lightfooted

Moving with minimal impact

buoyant · airy · lithe · supple · lissome · limber · spry · feathery · weightless · effortless

Opposites
movement quality

dancelikestiff

Not easily bent

rigid · jerky · awkward · wooden · stilted

aesthetic quality

dancelikegraceless

Lacking smoothness or charm

clumsy · ungraceful · inelegant · artless · crude

aesthetic character

dancelikemechanical

Operated by machinery

robotic · artless · inelegant · utilitarian · prosaic

Family

like, dance, dancer, dancing, dances, danced, dancers, danceable, breakdance

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G