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galant

/ɡˈɑlənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
galant
IPA
/ɡˈɑlənt/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an 18th-century movement in visual arts and literature, opposing the strictures of the baroque style and emphasizing light, casual elegance.

adj

Of or relating to a musical movement, principally during the transition from the Baroque to the Classical period, a few decades either side of 1750, involving the use of more classically simplistic traits in comparison to the highly embellished and texturally complex precedent in the Baroque period.

adj

Alternative form of galant.

Etymology

Borrowed from French galant (“gallant”).

Derived Forms

Galante

Frequently Paired Words

rococo

Rhymes With

covalent tallent tallant

Questions

How do you pronounce galant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɑlənt/.
What does galant mean?
Of or relating to an 18th-century movement in visual arts and literature, opposing the strictures of the baroque style and emphasizing light, casual elegance.
Where does galant come from?
Borrowed from French galant (“gallant”).

How to pronounce galant

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