gallant
adjective
• (of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic.
• "she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together"
Similar:
brave,
courageous,
valiant,
valorous,
bold,
plucky,
daring,
fearless,
intrepid,
heroic,
lionhearted,
stout-hearted,
doughty,
mettlesome,
great-spirited,
honourable,
noble,
manly,
manful,
macho,
dashing,
daredevil,
death-or-glory,
undaunted,
unflinching,
unshrinking,
unafraid,
dauntless,
indomitable,
gutsy,
spunky,
ballsy,
have-a-go,
venturous,
• (of a man) charmingly attentive and chivalrous to women.
• "a gallant gentleman came over and kissed my hand"
Similar:
chivalrous,
gentlemanly,
courtly,
courteous,
respectful,
polite,
attentive,
gracious,
considerate,
thoughtful,
obliging,
mannerly,
gentle,
gallant
noun
• a man who is charmingly attentive to women.
• "he launches himself into a gallant's career of amorous intrigue"
Similar:
suitor,
wooer,
admirer,
worshipper,
beau,
sweetheart,
lover,
love,
beloved,
boyfriend,
young man,
man friend,
escort,
swain,
paramour,
gallant
verb
• (of a man) flirt with (a woman).
• "Mowbray was gallanting the Polish lady"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing’.
