galanterie
French, noun/ɡa.lɑ̃.tʁi/
galanterie is spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-E-R-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galanterie is a French feminine noun meaning “gallantry, chivalry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualité de celui qui est galant ; agrément, politesse dans l’esprit et dans les manières”.
What does galanterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegallantry, chivalry
- 2
femininecourteousness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Qualité de celui qui est galant ; agrément, politesse dans l’esprit et dans les manières. 2. Ensemble des égards, des soins, des empressements pour les femmes qu’inspire l’envie de leur plaire. 3. Propos flatteurs qu’un homme tient à une femme, procédé qu’on emploie pour lui plaire, cadeau ingénieusement choisi, attention délicate. 4. Commerce amoureux extraconjugal.
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 galanterie
- galanteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galanterie?
- /ɡa.lɑ̃.tʁi/
- \ɡa.lɑ̃t.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galanterie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galanterie in French?
galanterie appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).