GALLANT
\ɡˈalənt], \ɡˈalənt], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of GALLANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
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unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
By Princeton University
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lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
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unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
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Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
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One fond of paying attention to ladies.
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To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
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To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
By Oddity Software
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Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
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Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
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One fond of paying attention to ladies.
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To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
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To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
By Noah Webster.
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Brave; high spirited chivalrous; showing courtesy and respect to women.
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A beau; a man who is attentive to women.
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Gallantly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Gallantly.
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(orig.) Gay, splendid, magnificent (B.) : brave: noble.
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GALLANTNESS.
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Courteous or attentive to ladies: like a gallant or brave man.
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A man of fashion: a suitor: a seducer.
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To attend or wait on, as a lady.
By Daniel Lyons
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Gallantly.
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GALLANTNESS.
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Intrepid; brave; chivalrous.
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A dashing fellow; an intrepid youth.
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Polite and attentive to women; courteous.
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A man who pays court to women.
By James Champlin Fernald