Gallant

French Meaning

galant

brave

vaillant

courageux

noble

élégant

superbe

chic

agréable

galant

English Meaning

  1. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
  2. Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
  3. Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
  4. Stately; majestic.
  5. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
  6. Flirtatious; amorous.
  7. A fashionable young man.
  8. A man courteously attentive to women.
  9. A woman's lover; a paramour.
  10. To woo or pay court to (a lady).
  11. To play the gallant.