waltzlike

Smooth and swaying

Resembling or suggestive of a waltz—the ballroom dance in triple time characterized by smooth, gliding movements.

Something waltzlike has that flowing, graceful quality: the waltzlike sway of branches in the wind, a waltzlike rhythm in the music.

graceful

flowing

Moving continuously onward

gliding · smooth · effortless · swanlike · airy · lightfooted · lilting · floating · swaying · undulating

dance

ballroom

Venue for formal dances

glide · twirl · choreography · gown · tuxedo · Strauss · minuet · polka · mazurka · cotillion

rhythmic

tempo

Rate of musical performance

  • meterDevice that measures usage
  • cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
  • liltRhythmic speech quality

swing · pulse · time-signature · measure · oom-pah-pah · downbeat · syncopation · timing · counted · phrasing

Opposites
movement quality

waltzlikechoppy

Broken into waves

jerky · staccato · halting · lurching · herky-jerky

musical/rhythmic character

waltzlikemarching

Rhythmic group walking

staccato · percussive · angular · martial · regimented

Family

waltz, waltzing, waltzes, waltzed, waltzers, waltzer

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