en pointe

English

Etymology

From French en pointe.

Pronunciation

See en and pointe.

Adverb

en pointe (not comparable)

(ballet) On the tips of one's toes.

Further reading

en pointe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

epitenon

French

Adjective

en pointe (invariable)

pointed, sharp
state-of-the-art, leading-edge, cutting-edge
Ce superordinateur a les processeurs les plus en pointe d'Intel. — This supercomputer has the most cutting-edge processors from Intel.

Synonyms

(leading-edge): de pointe

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