Associations to the word «Gallant»

Wiktionary

GALLANT, adjective. Brave, valiant.
GALLANT, adjective. Honorable.
GALLANT, adjective. Grand, noble.
GALLANT, adjective. (obsolete) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
GALLANT, adjective. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
GALLANT, noun. (dated) Fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women.
GALLANT, noun. One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
GALLANT, noun. An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
GALLANT, noun. (nautical) topgallant
GALLANT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To attend or wait on (a lady).
GALLANT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To handle with grace or in a modish manner.

Dictionary definition

GALLANT, noun. A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.
GALLANT, noun. A man who attends or escorts a woman.
GALLANT, adjective. Unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers".
GALLANT, adjective. Lively and spirited; "a dashing hero".
GALLANT, adjective. Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks".
GALLANT, adjective. Being attentive to women like an ideal knight.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.