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1. | Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. | |
2. | Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; | |
1. | Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. | |
n. | 1. | A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood. |
2. | One fond of paying attention to ladies. | |
3. | One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. | |
v. t. | 1. | To attend or wait on, as a lady; |
2. | To handle with grace or in a modish manner; |
Noun | 1. | gallant - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
2. | gallant - a man who attends or escorts a woman Synonyms: squire | |
Adj. | 1. | gallant - unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers" |
2. | gallant - lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" Synonyms: dashing | |
3. | gallant - having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" | |
4. | gallant - having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight Synonyms: chivalrous, knightly |