galant
French, adjective/ɡa.lɑ̃/
galant is spelled G-A-L-A-N-T (6 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 22,196th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galant is a French adjective meaning “gallant, courteous, gentlemanly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of galer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a des manières d’agir honnêtes et élégantes”.
What does galant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gallant, courteous, gentlemanly
- 2
flirtatious, amorous; racy
noun
- 1
archaicmasculinesuitor, admirer
verb
- 1
present participle of galer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a des manières d’agir honnêtes et élégantes. 2. Qui se montre particulièrement aimable à l’égard des personnes de l’autre genre, ou, d’une façon générale, qui cherche à plaire à l’autre genre. 3. Qui traitent avec complaisance de sujets amoureux. 4. Libertin.
noun: 1. Homme qui se montre particulièrement aimable à l’égard d’une femme, ou, d’une façon générale, qui cherche à plaire aux femmes. 2. Amant, amoureux. 3. Homme éveillé, rusé et dont il faut se méfier.
noun: 1. Ruban noué, nœud de rubans.
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.
Forms of galant
- galante feminine
- galants masculine plural
- galantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galant?
- /ɡa.lɑ̃/
- \ɡa.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galant in French?
galant appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).