gallant
(adjective) unflinching in battle or action; “a gallant warrior”; “put up a gallant resistance to the attackers”
chivalrous, gallant, knightly
(adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight
gallant, lofty, majestic, proud
(adjective) having or displaying great dignity or nobility; “a gallant pageant”; “lofty ships”; “majestic cities”; “proud alpine peaks”
dashing, gallant
(adjective) lively and spirited; “a dashing hero”
dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse
(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
squire, gallant
(noun) a man who attends or escorts a woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Gallant (plural Gallants)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallant is the 3931st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9051 individuals. Gallant is most common among White (92.74%) individuals.
gallant (comparative more gallant, superlative most gallant)
brave, valiant.
honorable.
Grand, noble.
(obsolete) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
gallant (comparative more gallant, superlative most gallant)
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
gallant (plural gallants)
(dated) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
(nautical) topgallant
gallant (third-person singular simple present gallants, present participle gallanting, simple past and past participle gallanted)
(obsolete, transitive) To attend or wait on (a lady).
(obsolete, transitive) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"lant, a. Etym: [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 wanton, wicked, OS. g merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See Gala, Galloon.]
1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. The town is built in a very gallant place. Evelyn. Our royal, good and gallant ship. Shak.
2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer. That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak. The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave. Waller.
Syn.
– Gallant, Courageous, Brave. 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.
Gal*lant", a.
Definition: Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
Gal*lant", n.
1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood. Shak.
2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. Addison.
Note: In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
