Gallant - Definition

gallant

adj 1: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior";
"put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
2: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: dashing,
gallant]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud]
4: being attentive to women like an ideal knight [syn:
chivalrous, gallant, knightly]
n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire,
gallant]

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