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1. (adj.) gallant
brave, spirited, or noble-minded:
a gallant knight; a gallant attempt.
2. gallant
attentive to women; chivalrous.
3. gallant
stately; grand:
a gallant ship.
4. gallant
showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress.
5. (n.) gallant
a man exceptionally attentive to women.
6. gallant
a stylish and dashing man.
7. gallant
a suitor or lover.
8. (v.t.) gallant
to court or act as a lover of (a woman).
9. gallant
to escort (a woman).
10. (v.i.) gallant
to attend or pay court as a gallant.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME gala(u)nt < OF galant, prp. of galer to amuse oneself, make merry < Gallo-Rom *walāre, der. of Frankish *wala good, happy; see well1, weal1)
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| Definition of 'gallant' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
2. (adj) squire, gallant
a man who attends or escorts a woman
3. (adj) gallant
unflinching in battle or action
"a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
4. (adj) dashing, gallant
lively and spirited
"a dashing hero"
5. (adj) gallant, lofty, majestic, proud
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
"a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
6. (adj) chivalrous, gallant, knightly
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) gallant
showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed
2. (adj) gallant
noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer
3. (adj) gallant
polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous
4. (noun) gallant
a man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood
5. (noun) gallant
one fond of paying attention to ladies
6. (noun) gallant
one who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer
7. (verb) gallant
to attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play
8. (verb) gallant
to handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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gallant
1. To remember one is a gentleman in spite of one's birth and training.
2. To give up your seat in a car to a woman, and tread on your neighbor's foot to get even.
3. To do a perfectly unselfish act from selfish motives.
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Sense: brave
a gallant soldier.
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 Afrikaans: dapper |
 Arabic: شُجاع، باسِل |
 Bulgarian: храбър |
 Brazilian: bravo |
 Czech: statečný |
 German: tapfer |
 Danish: tapper |
 Greek: γενναίος |
 Spanish: gallardo, intrépido |
 Estonian: vapper |
 Farsi: شجاع |
 Finnish: rohkea |
 French: brave |
 Hebrew: אַמִיץ |
 Hindi: बहादुर |
 Croatian: odvažan |
 Hungarian: bátor |
 Indonesian: berani |
 Icelandic: hugrakkur |
 Italian: coraggioso |
 Japanese: 勇気のある |
 Korean: 용감한 |
 Lithuanian: narsus |
 Latvian: drosmīgs |
 Malay: gagah berani |
 Dutch: dapper |
 Norwegian: tapper, ridderlig |
 Polish: dzielny |
 Persian: شجاع |
 Pashto: زړه ور، پياوړى، غښتلى: شر |
 Portuguese: corajoso |
 Romanian: viteaz |
 Russian: доблестный |
 Slovak: statočný |
 Slovenian: hraber |
 Serbian: hrabar |
 Swedish: tapper, modig |
 Thai: ที่กล้าหาญ |
 Turkish: cesur, yiğit |
 Taiwanese: 勇敢的 |
 Ukrainian: хоробрий |
 Urdu: بہادر |
 Vietnamese: dũng cảm |
 Chinese: 勇敢的 |
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