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galant.

gallant, courteous, gentlemanly

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡa.lɑ̃/

  1. gallant, courteous, gentlemanly

  2. flirtatious, amorous; racy

Where this word comes from

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).

noun/ɡa.lɑ̃/

  1. suitor, admirer

    archaic · humorous · masculine
Where this word comes from

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).

verb/ɡa.lɑ̃/

  1. present participle of galer

    form-of · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).

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