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galliardise

/ˈɡælɪə(ɹ)ˌdaɪz/

galliardise noun: gaiety; merriment.

Noun

galliardise (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) gaiety; merriment
    • the mirth and galliardise of company1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC
    • Of so much galliardise and gentle gree1884, Richard Francis Burton (translator), Luís de Camões (original), The Lyricks: Sonnets, Canzons, Odes and Sextines, Canzon XIX

Origin of galliardise

From French gaillardise. See galliard.

Questions about galliardise

What does galliardise mean?
Galliardise means gaiety; merriment.
What part of speech is galliardise?
Galliardise is a noun.
How do you pronounce galliardise?
Galliardise is pronounced /ˈɡælɪə(ɹ)ˌdaɪz/.

Words near galliardise in the dictionary

  1. galliambus
  2. gallian
  3. Galliano
  4. Gallianos
  5. galliard
  6. galliardise
  7. galliardly
  8. galliardness
  9. galliards
  10. galliass
  11. galliasses

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