galant
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of galant
C17: from Old French galant, from galer to make merry, from gale enjoyment, pleasure
Example Sentences
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Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia probably make these galant symphonies sound weightier than Mozart intended, but theirs is an impeccable performance: every strand of melody is spun out and polished to a high luster.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is very galant, and professes great satisfaction in his fortune, for he had not even seen her picture.
From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I by Walpole, Horace
Passez-lui ses cheveux poudrés, son air galant et papillon auprès des femmes.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount
Well then, somehow or other I have the notion that Captain Anthony is what the French call un galant homme.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph
You will own that I have acted en galant homme, by thinking of your wishes.
From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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