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[ shiv-uhl-ruhs ] / ˈʃɪv əl rəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chivalrous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty. considerate and courteous to women; gallant. gracious and honorable toward an enemy, especially a defeated one, and toward the weak or poor. Origin of chivalrous1300–50; Middle English chevalrous<Middle French chevalerous, equivalent to chevalierchevalier + -ous-ous SYNONYMS FOR chivalrous1 fearless, dauntless, valiant; courtly; faithful, true, devoted. SEE SYNONYMS FOR chivalrous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR chivalrous1 cowardly, rude, disloyal. SEE ANTONYMS FOR chivalrous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM chivalrouschiv·al·rous·ly, adverbchiv·al·rous·ness, nounnon·chiv·al·rous, adjectivenon·chiv·al·rous·ly, adverb non·chiv·al·rous·ness, nounsu·per·chiv·al·rous, adjectivesu·per·chiv·al·rous·ly, adverbsu·per·chiv·al·rous·ness, nounun·chiv·al·rous, adjectiveun·chiv·al·rous·ly, adverbun·chiv·al·rous·ness, noun Words nearby chivalrouschitterlings, Ch'iu Ch'u-chi, Chiusi, chiv, chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive, chivy, Ch. J. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chivalrousMy sugar daddies were chivalrous and respectful, but when someone is compensating you for your time, a power dynamic emerges. Sugar Daddy Dating Sites: Helen Croydon on Her Guilty Fantasy|Helen Croydon|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Other men who dealt with her a lot would confirm her skill at maneuvering them into feeling they had to be chivalrous. The Margaret Thatcher I Knew|Jamie Dettmer|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Owen had a chivalrous devotion for her; Theodore was nothing less than chivalrous. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2(of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope A very bad but beautiful woman had married a man younger than herself, an idealist, chivalrous, and quite unusually moral. Women's Wild Oats|C. Gasquoine Hartley
Moreover, thought the chivalrous old President, this would insure Mrs. Eaton's triumph. Famous American Belles of the Nineteenth Century|Virginia Tatnall Peacock The Otokodaté, or chivalrous band, were indeed needed in this state of early Edo. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville I can easily believe it, for the Prussians are not a chivalrous enemy. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
British Dictionary definitions for chivalrous
adjectivegallant; courteous involving chivalry Derived forms of chivalrouschivalrously, adverbchivalrousness, nounWord Origin for chivalrousC14: from Old French chevalerous, from chevalier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chivalrousbenevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime |