meaning of gallant
1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
3. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
4. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
5. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
6. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
7. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
8. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.
Related Words
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