demicharacter

English

Etymology

From demi- +‎ character, as a calque of French demi-caractère.

Adjective

demicharacter (not comparable)

1. (dance) Synonym of demi-caractère
   • 2008 May 31, Alastair Macaulay, “Riding the Emotions of a Ratmansky Ballet”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But other passages of “Concerto DSCH” have strong elements of what ballet folk define as both demicharacter and character dance.