gaillardement
French, adverb/ɡa.jaʁ.də.mɑ̃/
gaillardement is a French adverb meaning “in a lively; sprightly way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une façon gaillarde”.
What does gaillardement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in a lively; sprightly way
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une façon gaillarde. 2. Légèrement, sans façon. 3. Avec entrain et courage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce gaillardement?
- /ɡa.jaʁ.də.mɑ̃/
- \ɡa.jaʁ.də.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gaillardement in French?
gaillardement appears about once in every 31 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).