gallant

Speech parts

1. gallant - Noun

2. gallant - Adjective

3. gallant - Verb

4. gallant - Adjective Satellite

5. Gallant - Proper noun

Meaning

Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.

Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.

One fond of paying attention to ladies.

One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.

To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.

To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brave courageous dashing chivalrous knightly beau squire fop dauntless manly valiant undaunted noble dandy majestic
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Antonyms

craven fig tree chicken coward naughty guppy
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Hypernyms

man tender attendant attender adult male

Hyponyms

cockscomb macaroni coxcomb

Phrases with the word

gallant knight less gallant be gallant gallant person gallant man

Derivatives

gallanted gallanting

Anagrams

altlang

Examples

a dashing hero Source: Internet

a gallant warrior Source: Internet

put up a gallant resistance to the attackers Source: Internet

a gallant pageant Source: Internet

lofty ships Source: Internet

majestic cities Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Galland gallane gallanilide Gallant Fox gallant knight gallant man