# minuet

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #62,325

## Definitions
1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
2. A tune or air to regulate the movements of the minuet dance: it has the dance form, and is commonly in 3/4, sometimes 3/8, measure.
3. A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.
4. A movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony which is inspired by and conforming to formal characteristics of the dance of same name.

## Etymology
From French menuet, from menu (“small”) + -et (“diminutive”), from Latin minutus (“very small”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minuet