galimatias

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

/ ˌgæl əˈmeɪ ʃi əs, -ˈmæt i əs /

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noun

confused or unintelligible talk.

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Origin of galimatias

First recorded in 1645–55; from 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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How to use galimatias in a sentence

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

He goes on with an eternal galimatias of patriotism, with such a self-sufficient air and decided tone!
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

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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