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gallant
(g/@/'l/&/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well- dressed.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, sheik, swell
    source: wordnet30
  • a man who attends or escorts a woman(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    squire
    source: wordnet30
  • A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • unflinching in battle or action(adj.all)
    Example:
    A gallant warrior.
    Put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
    source: wordnet30
  • lively and spirited(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    dashing
    source: wordnet30
  • having or displaying great dignity or nobility(adj.all)
    Example:
    A gallant pageant.
    Synonym:
    lofty, majestic, proud
    source: wordnet30
  • being attentive to women like an ideal knight(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    chivalrous, knightly
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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