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  Gallant, AL
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  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"\ (?; 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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  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), n.
     1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young
        blood. --Shak.
  
     2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
  
     3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a
        seducer. --Addison.
  
     Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in
           Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.

  Gallant \Gal"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?l wanton, wicked, OS. g?l
     merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E.
     weal. See Gala, Galloon.]
     1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
  
              The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.
  
              Our royal, good and gallant ship.     --Shak.
  
     2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;
        courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a
        gallant officer.
  
              That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
  
              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.

  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.
  
     2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
        a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.

  Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a.
     Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
     chivalrous.

  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]
       3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
          pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
          peaks" [syn: lofty, majestic, proud]
       4: having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal
          knight [syn: chivalrous, knightly]
       n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
            [syn: dandy, dude, fop, sheik, beau, swell,
            fashion plate, clotheshorse]
       2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire]

  gallant
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 γενναίος
     2 μεγαλοπρεπής
     3 επιδεικτικός
     4 αβρός προς τις γυναίκες
     5 ερωτιάρης

  gallant
     Welsh alt.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)
     Welsh vb.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)

  Gallant
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallant
     a.
     brave, valiant.
     a.
     Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive
  to women.
     2 One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
     3 (lb en nautical) A topgallant.
     vb.
     1 (lb en obsolete transitive) To attend or wait on (a lady).
     2 (lb en obsolete transitive) To handle with grace or in a modish
  manner.
     3 To conduct, escort, convey.

  Gallant
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallant
     Welsh alt.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)
     Welsh vb.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)

  Gallant
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallant
     Welsh alt.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)
     Welsh vb.
     (lb cy literary) (inflection of cy gallu  3 p pres//fut)

  Gallant
     n.
     (surname: en).

  gallant
     Englanti a.
     uljas

  Gallant /ɡˈalənt/
  الشهم

  gallant //ɡəˈlænt// //ɡəˈlɑnt// //ˈɡælənt// 
  галантен
  polite and attentive to ladies

  gallant //ˈɡælənt// 
  1. доблестен, храбър
  brave, valiant
  2. почетен
  honourable

  gallant //ɡəˈlænt// //ɡəˈlɑnt// //ˈɡælənt// 
  1. кавалер
  fashionable young man
  2. ухажор
  one who woos

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/
  dvorný

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/ 
  statečný

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/
   [archaic] Frauenliebling , Frauentyp , Herzensbrecher , Schwerenöter  [humor.]  [veraltend] , Charmeur , Galan  [veraltet] , Belami  [veraltet]
     Synonyms: ladies' man, favourite/favorite with the ladies, ladykiller, amorist
  

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/
  galant 
        "say gallant things"  - Artigkeiten sagen
   see: more gallant, most gallant
  

  gallant //ˈɡælənt// 
  1. uljas, urhea
  brave, valiant
  2. kunniakas, kunniallinen
  honourable

  gallant /gælənt/
  brave, vaillant

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/ 
  1. बहादुर
        "Our gallant soldiers are sacrificing their lives for the country."

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/ 
  1. छैला
        "Ajay is a gallant."

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/
  otmjen čovjek

  gallant /ɡˈalənt/
  1. bátor
  2. gáláns
  3. pompás
  4. gavallér
  5. udvarias
  6. udvarló
  7. hôsies
  8. lovagias
  9. aranyifjú
  10. elegáns úr

  gallant //ˈɡælənt// 
  勇ましい, 勇敢な
  brave, valiant

  gallant /ˈgælənt/ 
   1.  bohaterski, dzielny
   2.  szarmancki

  gallant /gælənt/
  animoso, bravo, corajoso, honesto, leal, valente, valoroso

  gallant //ˈɡælənt// 
  tapper
  brave, valiant

  
/ˈɡæɫənt/

  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
  
  

  a. 英勇的,壮丽的,华丽的;

     a. 英勇的,壮丽的,华丽的