Definition of fête galante in English:

fête galante

nounPlural fêtes galantes fɛt ɡalɑ̃tˌfɛt ɡaˈlɒ̃tˈfāt ɡəˈlänt

1An outdoor entertainment or rural festival, especially as depicted in 18th-century French painting.
Example sentencesExamples
- These parties became veritable fêtes galantes from which the larger spectacle could be enjoyed.
- They chat with the clowns and guitarists who entertain them in these fêtes galantes (amorous festivities) as freely as one would in an open-air party today.
1. 1.1 A painting in the fête galante genre.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Watteau's fêtes galantes, his enigmatic fantasies of courtly love, offer a feast for the eyes.
  Based loosely on a contemporary opera-ballet of the same name, the picture is a fête galante, a poetic subject Watteau made his own.
  His best-known works are conversation pieces, which owe a debt to the theatre, derived from French fêtes galantes.
  In his "fêtes galantes" Watteau focusses on a series of groups echoing each other.

Origin

French, literally 'elegant festival'.

Definition of fête galante in US English:

fête galante

nounˈfāt ɡəˈlänt

1An outdoor entertainment or rural festival, especially as depicted in 18th-century French painting.
Example sentencesExamples
- These parties became veritable fêtes galantes from which the larger spectacle could be enjoyed.
- They chat with the clowns and guitarists who entertain them in these fêtes galantes (amorous festivities) as freely as one would in an open-air party today.
1. 1.1 A painting in the fête galante genre.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Based loosely on a contemporary opera-ballet of the same name, the picture is a fête galante, a poetic subject Watteau made his own.
  Watteau's fêtes galantes, his enigmatic fantasies of courtly love, offer a feast for the eyes.
  His best-known works are conversation pieces, which owe a debt to the theatre, derived from French fêtes galantes.
  In his "fêtes galantes" Watteau focusses on a series of groups echoing each other.

Origin

French, literally ‘elegant festival’.

单词	fête galante
释义	Definition of fête galante in English: fête galante nounPlural fêtes galantes fɛt ɡalɑ̃tˌfɛt ɡaˈlɒ̃tˈfāt ɡəˈlänt 1An outdoor entertainment or rural festival, especially as depicted in 18th-century French painting. Example sentencesExamples These parties became veritable fêtes galantes from which the larger spectacle could be enjoyed. They chat with the clowns and guitarists who entertain them in these fêtes galantes (amorous festivities) as freely as one would in an open-air party today. 1.1 A painting in the fête galante genre. Example sentencesExamples Watteau's fêtes galantes, his enigmatic fantasies of courtly love, offer a feast for the eyes. Based loosely on a contemporary opera-ballet of the same name, the picture is a fête galante, a poetic subject Watteau made his own. His best-known works are conversation pieces, which owe a debt to the theatre, derived from French fêtes galantes. In his "fêtes galantes" Watteau focusses on a series of groups echoing each other. Origin French, literally 'elegant festival'. Definition of fête galante in US English: fête galante nounˈfāt ɡəˈlänt 1An outdoor entertainment or rural festival, especially as depicted in 18th-century French painting. Example sentencesExamples These parties became veritable fêtes galantes from which the larger spectacle could be enjoyed. They chat with the clowns and guitarists who entertain them in these fêtes galantes (amorous festivities) as freely as one would in an open-air party today. 1.1 A painting in the fête galante genre. Example sentencesExamples Based loosely on a contemporary opera-ballet of the same name, the picture is a fête galante, a poetic subject Watteau made his own. Watteau's fêtes galantes, his enigmatic fantasies of courtly love, offer a feast for the eyes. His best-known works are conversation pieces, which owe a debt to the theatre, derived from French fêtes galantes. In his "fêtes galantes" Watteau focusses on a series of groups echoing each other. Origin French, literally ‘elegant festival’.
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