Gallant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
  • adj. Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
  • adj. Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
  • adj. Stately; majestic.
  • adj. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
  • adj. Flirtatious; amorous.
  • n. A fashionable young man.
  • n. A man courteously attentive to women.
  • n. A woman's lover; a paramour.
  • v. To woo or pay court to (a lady).
  • verb-intransitive. To play the gallant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Brave, valiant.
  • adj. Honorable.
  • adj. Grand, noble.
  • adj. Very polite with women.
  • n. Fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women.
  • n. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
  • n. An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
  • n. topgallant
  • v. To attend or wait on (a lady).
  • v. To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
  • adj. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous
  • adj. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
  • n. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood.
  • n. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
  • n. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
  • v. To attend or wait on, as a lady.
  • v. To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Gay; fine; splendid; magnificent; showy as regards dress, ornamentation, or any external decorative effect.
  • Brave; high-spirited; heroic: as, a gallant officer.
  • Honorable; magnanimous; chivalrous; noble: as, a gallant antagonist.
  • (Also ga-lant′ .) In later use, courtly; polite; attentive to women; inclined to courtship; in a bad sense, amorous; erotic.
  • Synonyms Magnificent, brilliant.
  • Valiant, Courageous, etc. (see brave); bold, high-spirited, manful.
  • n. A gay, dashing person (rarely applied to a woman); a courtly or fashionable man.
  • n. An ardent, intrepid youth; a daring spirit; a man of mettle.
  • n. (Also ga-lant′ .) A man who is particularly attentive to women; one who habitually escorts or attends upon women; a ladies' man.
  • n. A wooer; a suitor; in a bad sense, a rake; a libertine.
  • n. Nautical, any flag carried at the mizzenmast.
  • To make gallant or fine; deck out.
  • To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
  • To play the gallant toward (a woman); attend or escort with deferential courtesy: as, to gallant a lady to the theater.
  • To make love; be gallant.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lively and spirited
  • adj. unflinching in battle or action
  • n. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  • adj. having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  • adj. being attentive to women like an ideal knight
  • n. a man who attends or escorts a woman
  • Equivalent
    spirited    brave    courageous    impressive    courteous   
    Verb Form
    gallanted    gallanting    gallants   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attendant    tender    attender   
    Form
    gallanted    gallanting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    brave    courageous    showy    splendid    magnificent    gay    well-dressed    high-spirited    heroic    magnanimous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    talent    valent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brave    valiant    heroic    bold    manly    handsome    warlike    illustrious