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gallant
/ˈɡælənt/
adj 5verb 4noun 3name 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
above, distant, little, polite, young, young
VERB + GALLANT
assembled, bands, centre, heard, seem, streamed
GALLANT + NOUN
banners, child, deed, deeds, gentleman, hath, ladies, men
PREP.
from, in
ADV.
decidedly, wonderfully
Definitions
adj
1
Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
It is plain that the great majority of school children must be regarded, from the physical standpoint, as decidedly gallant little persons, who have wrestled through their infancy and have managed to come out of tribulations that have killed a large proportion of all the children of their birth-years.
2
Honorable.
Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
3
Grand, noble.
4
Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
This town is built in a very gallant place.
our royal, good and gallant ship
adj
1
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
I admire all that quaint, old-fashioned politeness; it is much more to my taste than modern ease; modern ease often disgusts me. But this good old Mr. Woodhouse, I wish you had heard his gallant speeches to me at dinner. Oh! I assure you I began to think my caro sposo would be absolutely jealous.
noun
1
A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
PROSPERO: […] this gallant which thou see'st / Was in the wrack; and but he's something stain'd / with grief,—that beauty's canker,—thou mightst call him / A goodly person […]
2
One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
[…] they were discovered in a very improper manner by the husband of the gypsy, who, from jealousy it seems, had kept a watchful eye over his wife, and had dogged her to the place, where he found her in the arms of her gallant.
The ignominy of that whisper'd tale / About a midnight gallant, seen to climb / A window to her chamber neighbour'd near, / I will from her turn off, and put the load / On the right shoulders; on that wretch's head, […]
3
A topgallant.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
noun — a man who attends or escorts a woman
adjective — being attentive to women like an ideal knight
adjective — lively and spirited
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
Wiktionary02
It is plain that the great majority of school children must be regarded, from the physical standpoint, as decidedly gallant little persons, who have wrestled through their infancy and have managed to
Wiktionary03
Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned su
Wiktionary04
I admire all that quaint, old-fashioned politeness; it is much more to my taste than modern ease; modern ease often disgusts me. But this good old Mr. Woodhouse, I wish you had heard his gallant speec
Wiktionary05
PROSPERO: […] this gallant which thou see'st / Was in the wrack; and but he's something stain'd / with grief,—that beauty's canker,—thou mightst call him / A goodly person […]
Wiktionary06
[…] they were discovered in a very improper manner by the husband of the gypsy, who, from jealousy it seems, had kept a watchful eye over his wife, and had dogged her to the place, where he found her
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