galant

British  

/ ɡəˈlɑːnt /

noun

1. an 18th-century style of music characterized by homophony and elaborate ornamentation

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Etymology

Origin of galant

C17: from Old French galant, from galer to make merry, from gale enjoyment, pleasure

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Example Sentences

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galant

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

I don't care what they say about him, c'est un galant homme! and the place would be very dull without him.”

From The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec by Jean Newton McIlwraith

In a turn of the hand, again like Diderot, he forgot his existence, and lost on his account neither a step in the dance nor a galant rendezvous.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine

The Court of St. Petersburg became almost as brilliant, as galant, and as frivolous as the Court of Versailles.

From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace

“Le temps,” as a distinguished Frenchman has said, “est un galant homme.”

From The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

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