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gallant Definition


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gallant
adj
    1. Brave.
      Thesaurus: brave, heroic, courageous, valiant, intrepid, dauntless; Antonym: cowardly, craven.
    2. literary or old use
      Splendid, grand or fine.
    3. Said of a man: courteous and attentive to women.
      Thesaurus: courteous, polite, chivalrous, courtly, honourable, magnanimous.
noun
    old use:
    1. A woman's lover.
      Thesaurus: suitor, admirer, beau, escort, lover, paramour.
    2. A handsome young man who pursues women.
      Thesaurus: ladies' man, buck, lady-killer.
Derivative: gallantly
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from French galant, from galer to make merry.



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