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Gallant

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Noun

1. beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

2. gallant, squire

a man who attends or escorts a woman

Adjective

3. gallant

unflinching in battle or action

Example Sentences:
'a gallant warrior'
'put up a gallant resistance to the attackers'

4. dashing, gallant

lively and spirited

Example Sentences:
'a dashing hero'

5. gallant, lofty, majestic, proud

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Example Sentences:
'a gallant pageant'
'lofty ships'
'majestic cities'
'proud alpine peaks'

6. chivalrous, gallant, knightly

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gallant

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adjective (ˈɡælənt )
1. 
brave and high-spirited; courageous and honourable; dashing
a gallant warrior
2. (ɡəˈlænt , ˈɡælənt )
(of a man) attentive to women; chivalrous
3. 
imposing; dignified; stately
a gallant ship
4. archaic
showy in dress
noun (ˈɡælənt , ɡəˈlænt ) archaic
5. 
a woman's lover or suitor
6. 
a dashing or fashionable young man, esp one who pursues women
7. 
a brave, high-spirited, or adventurous man
verb (ɡəˈlænt , ˈɡælənt ) rare
8. (when intr, usually foll by with)
to court or flirt (with)
9. (transitive)
to attend or escort (a woman)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gallant

see synonyms of gallant
adjective
1. 
showy and lively in dress or manner
2. 
stately; imposing
a gallant ship
3. 
brave and noble; high-spirited and daring
4. 
a. 
polite and attentive to women in a courtly way
b. 
having to do with love; amorous
noun
5.  Rare
a high-spirited, stylish man
6. 
a man attentive and polite to women
7. 
a lover or paramour
verb transitive
8.  Rare
to court (a woman)
9. 
to escort or accompany (a woman)
verb intransitive
10.  Rare
to court a woman

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gallant

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adj.
1. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
2.
a. Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
b. Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save her friend's reputation.
3. Stately; majestic: a gallant ship.
4.
a. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
b. Flirtatious; amorous.
n. (gə-lănt, -länt, gălənt)
1. A fashionable young man.
2.
a. A man courteously attentive to women.
b. A male lover, especially one who is courteously attentive.
v. (gə-lănt, -länt) gal·lant·ed, gal·lant·ing, gal·lants
v.tr.
To woo or pay court to (a lady).
v.intr.
To play the gallant.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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