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/bəˈlɛɹoʊ/ · noun
(dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time..
Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!
He took the bolero, which was made of soft angora, and rubbed it up and down his cheek.
Use bolero when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bolero means (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!
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