Gallant
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English
Adjective
Gallant (comparative more Gallant, superlative most Gallant)
Adjective
Gallant (comparative more Gallant, superlative most Gallant)
Noun
Gallant (plural Gallants)- (dated) fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women
- one who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer
- 1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, Act III, Scene II, verses 140-143
- The ignominy of that whlsper’d tale
- About a midnight gallant, seen to climb
- A window to her chamber neighbour’d near,
- I will from her turn off, […]
- 1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, Act III, Scene II, verses 140-143
- (nautical) variant of topgallant
Adjectives for Gallant
open-handed; trim; gay; pleasant-spoken; boisterous; high-spirited; faultless; chivalric.
Adverbs for Gallant
splendidly; valorously; heroically; courteously; unwontedly; unusually; consistently; habitually; inherently; intrepidly; fearlessly; boldly; courageously; resolutely; adventurously; bravely; audaciously; firmly; confidently; daringly; dangerously; pluckily; fiercely; doughtily; urbanely; suavely; dutifully; blandly; graciously; obsequiously; ingratiatingly; immeasurably.
Thesaurus
Achilles, Beau Brummel, Casanova, David, Don Juan, Hector, Lothario, Roland, Romeo, Samson, a man, abandoned, admirer, adorer, amorist, amoroso, attentive, beau, beloved, blade, blood, bold, bold-spirited, boulevardier, boyfriend, brave, bravura, braw, buck, bulldog, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, ceremonious, champion, chevalier, chichi, chivalric, chivalrous, chutzpanik, clotheshorse, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, coxcomb, dandy, daring, dashing, date, dauntless, debauched, debauchee, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess, dignified, dirty old man, dissipated, dissolute, doughty, dressy, dude, elegant, escort, esquire, exhibitionistic, exquisite, fashion plate, fast, fearless, fellow, fighting cock, fine, fine gentleman, flame, flashing, flashy, flaunting, fop, formal, free, fribble, frilly, frothy, game, gamecock, gay, gay deceiver, gay dog, gentlemanly, gigolo, glittering, glorious, good soldier, gracious, grand, greathearted, hardy, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, high-spirited, imposing, inamorato, intrepid, ironhearted, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, jaunty, jazzy, knight, knightlike, knightly, lady-killer, lecher, libertine, licentious, lion, lionhearted, lothario, lounge lizard, love-maker, lover, lover-boy, macaroni, magnificent, majestic, man, man of courage, man-about-town, manful, manly, mannerly, masher, mettlesome, necker, noble, old man, old-fashioned, old-world, paladin, paramour, petter, philanderer, plucky, polite, profligate, puppy, rake, rakehell, rakehellish, rakehelly, rakish, rip, roue, rounder, satyr, seducer, sheik, showy, skirt chaser, snazzy, soldierlike, soldierly, spark, sparker, splashy, splendid, splurgy, sport, sporty, squire, stalwart, stately, stout, stouthearted, suave, sugar daddy, suitor, swain, sweetheart, swell, swinger, the brave, thoughtful, tiger, unafraid, unbridled, undaunted, urbane, valiant, valiant knight, valorous, walking phallus, wanton, well-bred, wild, wolf, woman chaser, womanizer, wooer, young man
Etymology 1
From Old French galant (“courteous, dashing”), present participle of galer (“make merry”)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡælənt/
- Rhymes: -ælənt
Etymology 2
From French
Pronunciation
Translations
Adjective
Related terms
Adjective
References
- gallant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
