demi-pointe

[ dem-ee-point; French duh-mee-pwant ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural dem·i-pointes [dem-ee-, points, d, uh, -mee-, pwant].

1. a position on the balls of the feet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of demi-pointe¹

< French demi-pointe ( des pieds ) literally, half-tiptoe; demi-, pointe