GALLANT


Meaning of GALLANT in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: fop , Beau Brummel, blood, buck, coxcomb, dandy, dude, exquisite, lounge lizard, petit-maître

2.

an individual who is amorously attracted to the opposite sex

his fiancee accused him of being a trifling gallant

Synonyms: amorist, Casanova, Don Juan, lothario, paramour, Romeo

Related Word: dirty old man, lecher, libertine, rake, satyr; admirer, adorer, beau, date, escort, lover, sparker, suitor, swain, wooer

Idioms: gay blade

II. adjective

1.

Synonyms: courtly , gracious, preux, stately

Related Word: suave, urbane; attentive, considerate, thoughtful

Contrasted words: heedless, inattentive, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned

Antonyms: ungallant

2.

Synonyms: brave 1, bold, bravehearted, dauntless, game, heroic, lionhearted, manful, manly, stouthearted

Antonyms: dastardly

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