brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
2.
exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly.
3.
stately; grand: a gallant pageant.
4.
showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent.
5.
amorous; amatory.
–noun
6.
a brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
7.
a man exceptionally attentive to women.
8.
a stylish and dashing man.
9.
a suitor or lover.
10.
a paramour.
–verb (used with object)
11.
to court or act as a lover of (a woman).
12.
to escort (a woman).
–verb (used without object)
13.
to attend or pay court as a gallant.
Origin: 1350–1400; ME gala(u)nt < OF galant, prp. of galer to amuse oneself, make merry < Gallo-Rom *walāre, deriv. of Frankish *wala good, happy; see well1, weal1
Related forms:
gal⋅lant⋅ly, adverb
gal⋅lant⋅ness, noun
Synonyms: 1.valorous, courageous, heroic, bold, daring, intrepid. See brave.2.chivalrous, courteous.
Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
Flirtatious; amorous.
Stately; majestic.
(gə-lānt', -länt')
Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
Flirtatious; amorous.
n.
(gə-lānt', -länt', gāl'ənt)
A fashionable young man.
A man courteously attentive to women.
A woman's lover; a paramour.
v.
(gə-lānt', -länt') gal·lant·ed, gal·lant·ing, gal·lants
v.
tr. To woo or pay court to (a lady). v.
intr. To play the gallant.
[Middle English galaunt, from Old French galant, present participle of galer, to rejoice, of Germanic origin; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.] gal'lant·ly adv.
[adj. gal-uh
nt for 1, 3, 4; guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uh