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[ adjective gal -uh nt for 1, 3, 4 ; guh -lant , -lahnt , gal -uh nt for 2, 5 ; noun guh -lant , -lahnt , gal -uh nt; verb guh -lant , -lahnt ] SHOW IPA
/ adjective ˈgæl ənt for 1, 3, 4 ; gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt for 2, 5 ; noun gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt; verb gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
stately; grand: a gallant pageant.
showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent.
amorous; amatory.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
a man exceptionally attentive to women.
a stylish and dashing man.
a suitor or lover.
a paramour.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to court or act as a lover of (a woman).
to escort (a woman).
verb (used without object) to attend or pay court as a gallant.
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Origin of gallant 1350–1400; Middle English
gala (
u )
nt <Old French
galant, present participle of
galer to amuse oneself, make merry <Gallo-Romance
*walāre, derivative of Frankish
*wala good, happy; see well
1 , weal
1 SYNONYMS FOR gallant 1 valorous, courageous, heroic, bold, daring, intrepid.
2 chivalrous, courteous.
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synonym study for gallant 1 . See brave.
OTHER WORDS FROM gallant gal·lant·ly, adverb gal·lant·ness, noun quasi-gallant, adjective qua·si-gal·lant·ly, adverb
su·per·gal·lant, adjective su·per·gal·lant·ly, adverb su·per·gal·lant·ness, noun un·gal·lant, adjective un·gal·lant·ly, adverb
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Words nearby gallant galiot, galipot, gall, Galla, gallamine triethiodide, gallant , gallantry, gallant soldier, gallate, Gallatin, Gallatin Range
Definition for gallant (2 of 2) [ gal -uh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgæl ənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Mavis, 1922–2014, Canadian short-story writer.
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Example sentences from the Web for gallant He just made the gallant , grand decision to free up his day to spend more time with Jennifer Aniston.
How to Quit Your High-Profile Job Like a Champion | Kevin Bleyer| June 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
One “gallant old doctor” says he finds it unsuitable she is in a mortuary.
Death Became Her: Molly Lefebure’s Wartime Years of Murder and Suicide | Tim Teeman| April 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He got married (“one wife enough”), had kids, left his job, survived a few more attacks, went gray, and no longer drove a Gallant .
Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman | John Kael Weston| March 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
I plan to see if he can pick me up in a Gallant —for good luck.
Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman | John Kael Weston| March 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
"My God, My Glock, and my Gallant " Above hardpan deserts, red dawns chased away Orion, the Hunter, day after night.
Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman | John Kael Weston| March 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Oh that we had the traitor who has dragged this gallant young officer to death, so that he might suffer in his stead!
The Story of American History | Albert F. Blaisdell
We must now describe more particularly how this gallant exploit had been accomplished.
Our Soldiers | W.H.G. Kingston
Slowly the gallant ship come round the breakwater to her moorings.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli | Major Fred Waite
For the artist learns of the heroic death of his gallant kinsman, and all the chronicles of Lagunitas.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas | Richard Henry Savage
Of his gallant deeds these two kings are the reward; by his hand they were conquered, and his hand captured them.
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British Dictionary definitions for gallant adjective (ˈɡælənt ) brave and high-spirited; courageous and honourable; dashing a gallant warrior
(ɡəˈlænt , ˈɡælənt ) (of a man) attentive to women; chivalrous
imposing; dignified; stately a gallant ship
archaic showy in dress
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun (ˈɡælənt , ɡəˈlænt ) archaic a woman's lover or suitor
a dashing or fashionable young man, esp one who pursues women
a brave, high-spirited, or adventurous man
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (ɡəˈlænt , ˈɡælənt ) rare (when intr, usually foll by with ) to court or flirt (with)
(tr) to attend or escort (a woman)
Derived forms of gallant gallantly , adverb gallantness , noun Word Origin for gallant C15: from Old French galant, from galer to make merry, from gale enjoyment, pleasure, of Germanic origin; related to Old English wela weal ²
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