ensemble

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/, /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.blə/ (UK, Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/ (US, Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈsɑm.bəl/ === Noun === ensemble (plural ensembles) A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole. (fashion) A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit. (collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company. 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift[1] On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (music) A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists. (mathematics, physics) A probability distribution for the state of the system. (machine learning) A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ensemble (third-person singular simple present ensembles, present participle ensembling, simple past and past participle ensembled) To put together in a coordinated whole. (music) To perform in a musical ensemble. (machine learning) To employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses. === Further reading === ensemble on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈsɑm.blə/ Hyphenation: en‧sem‧ble === Noun === ensemble n (plural ensembles, diminutive ensembletje n) ensemble ensemble (group of musicians) (theater) troupe ==== Derived terms ==== ensemblemuziek theaterensemble ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: ansambêl == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnsɑː(m)bl/, [ˈɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝ː(m)bl] IPA(key): /ˈɑ̃ˈsɑ̃ːbl/, [ˈɑ̝̃ˈs̠ɑ̝̃ːbl] Rhymes: -ɑnsɑː(m)bl === Noun === ensemble ensemble (group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together) ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === From Old French ensemble, from Latin īnsimul, a variant of simul See also Italian insieme, Catalan ensems. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [ɔ̃sɔ̃m] === Adverb === ensemble together Synonym: en commun Antonyms: séparément, tout seul avoir élevé les cochons ensemble, avoir gardé les cochons ensemble ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) faire chaudière ensemble ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: ansanm === Noun === ensemble m (plural ensembles) set, grouping, aggregate, collection, body (a coming together of elements forming a whole, a unified or interrelated group) dans l'ensemble ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) dans son ensemble ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) vue d'ensemble ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) outfit (a set of articles of clothing) (mathematics) set la théorie des ensembles ― set theory l'ensemble vide ― the the empty set (music) ensemble ==== Usage notes ==== When the subject of the verb is the collective noun ensemble followed by a predicate complement, the verb usually agrees with ensemble. In this case, the focus lies on the collective whole referred to by ensemble. Though less common, it is not considered incorrect for the verb to agree with the grammatically plural predicate complement. In this case, the focus shifts to the individual elements of the collective whole. Plural agreement is more common with the indefinite article un modifying ensemble (i.e. un ensemble). ==== Derived terms ==== grand ensemble ensembliste ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: ensemble → Dutch: ensemble → English: ensemble → German: Ensemble → Hebrew: אנסמבל → Norwegian: ensemble → Portuguese: ensemble → Serbo-Croatian: ansambl → Slovak: ansámbel, ansámbl, ensemble → Spanish: ensemble → Swedish: ensemble === References === === Further reading === “ensemble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble, from Late Latin insimul. === Noun === ensemble n (definite singular ensemblet, indefinite plural ensembler, definite plural ensembla or ensemblene) an ensemble === References === “ensemble” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble, from Late Latin insimul. === Noun === ensemble n (definite singular ensemblet, indefinite plural ensemble, definite plural ensembla) an ensemble === References === “ensemble” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Alternative forms === ansamble ensamble === Etymology === Inherited from Latin in simul. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /en.ˈsem.blə/, (later) /an.ˈsam.blə/ === Adverb === ensemble together ==== Descendants ==== French: ensemble → Dutch: ensemble → English: ensemble → German: Ensemble → Norwegian: ensemble → Portuguese: ensemble → Spanish: ensemble → Swedish: ensemble Norman: ensemblle (Guernsey), ensembl'ye (Jersey) Walloon: eshonne → Galician: ensembra (archaic) → Sicilian: nzèmmula == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French ensemble, from Latin īnsimul. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈsambl/ Rhymes: -ambl Syllabification: en‧semble === Noun === ensemble m inan (music, theater) alternative spelling of ansambl ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === ensemble in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ensemble in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French ensemble. === Noun === ensemble m (plural ensembles) ensemble (a coordinated costume or outfit) Synonym: conjunto ensemble (a group of artists who perform together) Synonym: conjunto (music) ensemble (a piece for several musicians) Synonym: conjunto === Further reading === “ensemble”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ensemble”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble. === Noun === ensemble m (plural ensembles) ensemble === Further reading === “ensemble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ensemble. === Noun === ensemble c ensemble; a group of musicians, dancers etc who perform together; the chorus of a ballet company (music) ensemble; a piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists ensemble; a coordinated costume or outfit; a suite ==== Declension ==== === References === ensemble in Svensk ordbok (SO) ensemble in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) ensemble in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)