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Gallant Very Common

Gallant has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

"The gallant gentleman spent an entire afternoon selecting the perfect silk cravat to match his morning coat."

2

a man who attends or escorts a woman

"He insisted on walking her home after the movie, proving himself to be a truly gallant gentleman."

3

A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.

"The gallant waiter insisted on carrying her coat despite her repeated protests."

Verb
1

To attend or wait on (a lady).

"He spent the entire afternoon gallantly waiting on his mother, carrying her bags and fetching her tea."

Adjective
1

unflinching in battle or action

"a gallant warrior"

"put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"

2

lively and spirited

"a dashing hero"

3

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

"a gallant pageant"

"lofty ships"

"majestic cities"

"proud alpine peaks"

4

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

"He proved himself a gallant suitor by carrying her umbrella and insisting on paying for every course at dinner."

5

Brave, valiant.

"The knight bowed deeply as he helped the lady mount her horse, displaying his gallant nature toward all the women in court."

6

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

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local history club is hosting a lecture on Sir John Gallant, who was a famous knight in the thirteenth century."

Example Sentences
"a gallant warrior" adjective
"put up a gallant resistance to the attackers" adjective
"a dashing hero" adjective
"a gallant pageant" adjective
"lofty ships" adjective
"majestic cities" adjective
"proud alpine peaks" adjective
See Also
cavalier brave spark preux chevalier leman gallantly gallants topgallant
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
man attendant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
coxcomb macaroni
Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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