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.