different between dancing vs dancer

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??n.s??/, /?dæn.s??/
• Rhymes: -??ns??, -æns??

Noun

dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)

1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
2. (historical) A dance club in France.
   • 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars

     New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.

   • 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)

     Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dancing

1. present participle of dance

Italian

Etymology

From English.

Noun

dancing m (invariable)

1. dance hall

Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?dan?in/, [?d?ãn?.??n]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /?dansin/, [?d?ãn.s?n]

Noun

dancing m (plural dancings)

1. dance hall

English

Alternative forms

• dauncer, dawncer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??ns.?(?)/, /?dæns.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -??ns?(?), -ænse(?)

Noun

dancer (plural dancers)

1. A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.

   Synonym: stepper

2. (euphemistic) A stripper.

   Synonym: exotic dancer

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• dancing

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (dans?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Carden, ancred, cedarn, craned, nacred, narced

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French dancier (“to dance”).

Verb

dancer

1. to dance

Conjugation

• As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

dancer

1. Alternative form of dancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.