gallant (Meaning)
gallant (n)
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
a man who attends or escorts a woman
gallant (s)
unflinching in battle or action
lively and spirited
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
gallant (a.)
Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
gallant (n.)
A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
One fond of paying attention to ladies.
One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
gallant (v. t.)
To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gallant
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- cowardly
- coward
- chicken
- skittish
- diffident
- mousey
- spineless
- ungallant
- yellow
- dastardly
- cowardly
- diffident
- chicken
- spiritless
- ungallant
- scary
- coward
- timorous
- timid
- craven
- unheroic
- fearful
- unheroic
- gutless
- pusillanimous
- mousy
- nervous
- nervous
- mousy
- pusillanimous
- anxious
- shy
- timorous
- gutless
- nerveless
- careful
- yellow
- careful
- skittish
- craven
- fearful
- nerveless
- scary
- spiritless
- dastardly
- spineless
- shy
- mousey
- timid
- anxious
Synonyms:
- impulsive
- daring
- adventurous
- undaunted
- gutty
- stalwart
- dauntless
- gutsy
- bold
- manful
- lionhearted
- stout
- stouthearted
- foolish
- intrepid
- doughty
- resolute
- valorous
Antonyms:
- weakhearted
- heedful
- milk-livered
- perturbed
- poor-spirited
- scared
- cautious
- unnerved
- milk-livered
- weakhearted
- disturbed
- lily-livered
- apprehensive
- chicken-livered
- poltroon
- poltroon
- startled
- panicked
- fainthearted
- fainthearted
- perturbed
- unadventurous
- agitated
- uncourageous
- poor-spirited
- afraid
- frightened
- scared
- startled
- frightened
- prudent
- lily-livered
- panicked
- unadventurous
- upset
- apprehensive
- uncourageous
- terrified
- heedful
- unnerved
- chickenhearted
- disturbed
- terrified
- chicken-livered
- cautious
- agitated
- chickenhearted
- prudent
- afraid
- upset
Synonyms:
- unafraid
- foolhardy
- greathearted
- madcap
- thoughtless
- wild
- hasty
- unflinching
- gamey
- spirited
- firm
- venturesome
- unswerving
- rash
- game
- hardy
- gamy
- gritty
- daredevil
- adventuresome
- brash
- determined
- mad
- brazen
- imprudent
- plucky
- undeterred
- lunatic
- overconfident
- undauntable
- spunky
- impetuous
- dashing
- venturous
- heedless
- nutty
- insane
- headlong
- hotheaded
- undismayed
- Spartan
- reckless
- mettlesome
- audacious
- incautious
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gallant Sentence Examples
- The gallant knight charged fearlessly into the fray, his sword glinting in the sunlight.
- With gallant determination, the weary hiker pressed on through the treacherous terrain.
- The gallant rescuer risked his own life to save the trapped child from the burning building.
- The gallant soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, their spirits unwavering even in the face of overwhelming odds.
- The gallant aristocrat bowed deeply to his lady, his heart filled with affection.
- The gallant explorer set off into uncharted territory, driven by an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
- The gallant sailor navigated the raging seas, undeterred by the howling winds and crashing waves.
- The gallant husband defended his wife's honor with all his might, proving his unwavering loyalty.
- The gallant sportsman displayed impeccable sportsmanship, even in the heat of competition.
- The gallant gesture touched everyone's hearts, reminding them of the power of kindness and compassion.
FAQs About the word gallant
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance, a man who attends or escorts a woman, unflinching in battle or action, lively and spirited, having or
heroical, brave, courageous,valiant, heroic, fearless, impulsive, daring, adventurous, undaunted
cowardly, coward, chicken, skittish, diffident, mousey, spineless, ungallant, yellow, dastardly
The gallant knight charged fearlessly into the fray, his sword glinting in the sunlight.
With gallant determination, the weary hiker pressed on through the treacherous terrain.
The gallant rescuer risked his own life to save the trapped child from the burning building.
The gallant soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, their spirits unwavering even in the face of overwhelming odds.
