gallant 音标拼音: [g'ælənt]
a . 英勇的,壮丽的,华丽的
英勇的,壮丽的,华丽的
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 " [
synonym : {
dashing },
{
gallant }]
3 :
having or displaying great dignity or nobility ; "
a gallant pageant "; "
lofty ships "; "
majestic cities "; "
proud alpine peaks " [
synonym : {
gallant }, {
lofty }, {
majestic }, {
proud }]
4 :
being attentive to women like an ideal knight [
synonym :
{
chivalrous }, {
gallant }, {
knightly }]
n 1 :
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [
synonym : {
dandy }, {
dude }, {
fop }, {
gallant }, {
sheik }, {
beau },
{
swell }, {
fashion plate }, {
clotheshorse }]
2 :
a man who attends or escorts a woman [
synonym : {
squire },
{
gallant }]
Gallant \
Gal "
lant \ (
g [
a ^]
l "
lant ),
a . [
F .
gallant ,
prop .
p .
pr .
of OF .
galer to rejoice ,
akin to OF .
gale amusement ,
It .
gala ornament ;
of German origin ;
cf .
OHG .
geil merry ,
luxuriant ,
wanton ,
G .
geil lascivious ,
akin to AS .
g [=
a ]
l wanton ,
wicked ,
OS .
g [=
e ]
l merry ,
Goth .
gailjan to make to rejoice ,
or perh .
akin to E .
weal .
See {
Gala }, {
Galloon }.]
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1 .
Showy ;
splendid ;
magnificent ;
gay ;
well -
dressed .
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The town is built in a very gallant place . --
Evelyn .
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Our royal ,
good and gallant ship . --
Shak .
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2 .
Noble in bearing or spirit ;
brave ;
high -
spirited ;
courageous ;
heroic ;
magnanimous ;
as ,
a gallant youth ;
a gallant officer .
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds . --
Shak .
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The gay ,
the wise ,
the gallant ,
and the grave .
--
Waller .
Syn : {
Gallant }, {
Courageous }, {
Brave }.
Usage :
Courageous is generic ,
denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear ;
brave is more outward ,
marking a spirit which braves or defies danger ;
gallant rises still higher ,
denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure .
A courageous man is ready for battle ;
a brave man courts it ;
a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict .
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Gallant \
Gal *
lant "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Gallanted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Gallanting }.]
1 .
To attend or wait on ,
as a lady ;
as ,
to gallant ladies to the play .
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2 .
To handle with grace or in a modish manner ;
as ,
to gallant a fan . [
Obs .] --
Addison .
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Gallant \
Gal *
lant "\ (?;
277 ),
a .
Polite and attentive to ladies ;
courteous to women ;
chivalrous .
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Gallant \
Gal *
lant "\ (?;
277 ),
n .
1 .
A man of mettle or spirit ;
a gay ,
fashionable man ;
a young blood . --
Shak .
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2 .
One fond of paying attention to ladies .
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3 .
One who wooes ;
a lover ;
a suitor ;
in a bad sense ,
a seducer . --
Addison .
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Note :
In the first sense it is by some ortho ["
e ]
pists (
as in Shakespeare )
accented on the first syllable .
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204 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gallant ":
Achilles ,
Beau Brummel ,
Casanova ,
David ,
Don Juan ,
Hector ,
Lothario ,
Roland ,
Romeo ,
Samson ,
a man ,
abandoned ,
admirer ,
adorer ,
amorist ,
amoroso ,
attentive ,
beau ,
beloved ,
blade ,
blood ,
bold ,
bold -
spirited ,
boulevardier ,
boyfriend ,
brave ,
bravura ,
braw ,
buck ,
bulldog ,
caballero ,
cavalier ,
cavaliere servente ,
ceremonious ,
champion ,
chevalier ,
chichi ,
chivalric ,
chivalrous ,
chutzpanik ,
clotheshorse ,
considerate ,
courageous ,
courteous ,
courtly ,
coxcomb ,
dandy ,
daring ,
dashing ,
date ,
dauntless ,
debauched ,
debauchee ,
decorated hero ,
demigod ,
demigoddess ,
dignified ,
dirty old man ,
dissipated ,
dissolute ,
doughty ,
dressy ,
dude ,
elegant ,
escort ,
esquire ,
exhibitionistic ,
exquisite ,
fashion plate ,
fast ,
fearless ,
fellow ,
fighting cock ,
fine ,
fine gentleman ,
flame ,
flashing ,
flashy ,
flaunting ,
fop ,
formal ,
free ,
fribble ,
frilly ,
frothy ,
game ,
gamecock ,
gay ,
gay deceiver ,
gay dog ,
gentlemanly ,
gigolo ,
glittering ,
glorious ,
good soldier ,
gracious ,
grand ,
greathearted ,
hardy ,
hero ,
heroic ,
heroine ,
herolike ,
high -
spirited ,
imposing ,
inamorato ,
intrepid ,
ironhearted ,
jack -
a -
dandy ,
jackanapes ,
jaunty ,
jazzy ,
knight ,
knightlike ,
knightly ,
lady -
killer ,
lecher ,
libertine ,
licentious ,
lion ,
lionhearted ,
lothario ,
lounge lizard ,
love -
maker ,
lover ,
lover -
boy ,
macaroni ,
magnificent ,
majestic ,
man ,
man of courage ,
man -
about -
town ,
manful ,
manly ,
mannerly ,
masher ,
mettlesome ,
necker ,
noble ,
old man ,
old -
fashioned ,
old -
world ,
paladin ,
paramour ,
petter ,
philanderer ,
plucky ,
polite ,
profligate ,
puppy ,
rake ,
rakehell ,
rakehellish ,
rakehelly ,
rakish ,
rip ,
roue ,
rounder ,
satyr ,
seducer ,
sheik ,
showy ,
skirt chaser ,
snazzy ,
soldierlike ,
soldierly ,
spark ,
sparker ,
splashy ,
splendid ,
splurgy ,
sport ,
sporty ,
squire ,
stalwart ,
stately ,
stout ,
stouthearted ,
suave ,
sugar daddy ,
suitor ,
swain ,
sweetheart ,
swell ,
swinger ,
the brave ,
thoughtful ,
tiger ,
unafraid ,
unbridled ,
undaunted ,
urbane ,
valiant ,
valiant knight ,
valorous ,
walking phallus ,
wanton ,
well -
bred ,
wild ,
wolf ,
woman chaser ,
womanizer ,
wooer ,
young man
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