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gal⋅lant

  [adj. gal-uhnt for 1, 3, 4; guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt for 2, 5; n. guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt; v. guh-lant, -lahnt]
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–adjective
1. 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 well 1 , weal 1

Related forms:
gal⋅lant⋅ly, adverb
gal⋅lant⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. valorous, courageous, heroic, bold, daring, intrepid. See brave. 2. chivalrous, courteous.
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gal·lant   (gāl'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
    1. Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
    2. Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
    3. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
    4. Flirtatious; amorous.
  3. Stately; majestic.
  4. (gə-lānt', -länt')
    1. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
    2. Flirtatious; amorous.
n.   (gə-lānt', -länt', gāl'ənt)
  1. A fashionable young man.
    1. A man courteously attentive to women.
    2. 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.
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