'Gallant' definitions:

Definition of 'gallant'

From: WordNet
adjective
Unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
adjective
Lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: dashing, gallant]
adjective
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud]
adjective
Being attentive to women like an ideal knight [syn: chivalrous, gallant, knightly]
noun
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
noun
A man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire, gallant]

Definition of 'Gallant'

From: GCIDE
  • Gallant \Gal*lant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallanting.]
  • 1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gallant'

From: GCIDE
  • Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gallant'

From: GCIDE
  • Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), n.
  • 1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One fond of paying attention to ladies. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gallant'

From: GCIDE
  • Gallant \Gal"lant\ (g[a^]l"lant), a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G. geil lascivious, akin to AS. g[=a]l wanton, wicked, OS. g[=e]l merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See Gala, Galloon.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. [1913 Webster]
  • The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • Our royal, good and gallant ship. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer. [1913 Webster]
  • That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave. --Waller.
  • Syn: Gallant, Courageous, Brave.
  • Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'gallant'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Gallant'