galimatias

[ gal-uh-mey-shee-uhs, -mat-ee-uhs ]

/ ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs /

noun

confused or unintelligible talk.

Origin of galimatias

1645–55; <French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne (jargon de galimathias)

Words nearby galimatias

Galilean telescope, Galilean transformation, galilee, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, galimatias, galingale, galinsoga, Galion, galiot, galipot

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Example sentences from the Web for galimatias

As a matter of fact, idle talk and galimatias of the sort are in no wise literature.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
Mrs. Tramore stared, as if at a language she had never heard, a farrago, a galimatias.
The Real Thing and Other Tales|Henry James
Why should there not be a double irony for the clever, just as there is a galimatias double for the dull?
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries.
The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2)|Anna Jameson

British Dictionary definitions for galimatias

galimatias

/ (ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs, -ˈmætɪəs) /

noun

rare confused talk; gibberish

Word Origin for galimatias

C17: from French, of unknown origin

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单词	galimatias
释义	galimatias [ gal-uh-mey-shee-uhs, -mat-ee-uhs ] / ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs / noun confused or unintelligible talk. Origin of galimatias 1645–55; <French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne (jargon de galimathias) Words nearby galimatias Galilean telescope, Galilean transformation, galilee, Galileo, Galileo Galilei, galimatias, galingale, galinsoga, Galion, galiot, galipot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for galimatias As a matter of fact, idle talk and galimatias of the sort are in no wise literature. Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth\|George Brandes Mrs. Tramore stared, as if at a language she had never heard, a farrago, a galimatias. The Real Thing and Other Tales\|Henry James Why should there not be a double irony for the clever, just as there is a galimatias double for the dull? The English Stage\|Augustin Filon Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2)\|Anna Jameson British Dictionary definitions for galimatias galimatias / (ˌɡælɪˈmeɪʃɪəs, -ˈmætɪəs) / noun rare confused talk; gibberish Word Origin for galimatias C17: from French, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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