Chivalrous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight.
  • adj. Of or relating to chivalry.
  • adj. Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. honourable, especially to women.
  • adj. involving chivalry
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry.
  • Having the high qualities characteristic or supposed to be characteristic of chivalry; having or exhibiting high courages; knightly; gallant, magnanimous, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. being attentive to women like an ideal knight
  • Equivalent
    courteous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    warlike    heroic    gallant    high-spirited    high-minded   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unselfish    magnanimous    manly    gallant    chivalric